False Pass is located on the eastern shore of Unimak Island on a strait connecting the Pacific Gulf of Alaska to the Bering Sea. It is 646 air miles southwest of Anchorage. False Pass is located in the Aleutian Islands Recording District.  The area encompasses 26.8 sq. miles of land and 41.4 sq. miles of water.  False Pass lies in the maritime climate zone. Temperatures range from 11 to 55. Snowfall averages 56 inches, with total annual precipitation of 33 inches. Prevailing southeast winds are constant and often strong during winter. Fog is common during summer months.  False Pass is an important stop for fishing fleets enroute to Bristol Bay and the Bering Sea fishing grounds.  It has a population of 54 according to Alaska state demographics. 

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