Sand Point, Alaska

Sand Point, also known as Popof Island, is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States.

There is a cold storage and fish-processing plant owned and operated by Trident Seafoods and Peter Pan has a support facility.

There is an airport with a 5,200 feet (1,600 m) paved runway and daily flights (weather permitting) to Anchorage, 575 nautical miles (1,100 km) to the northeast.

The town is above the treeline, and there is a small herd of 120 bison (first introduced in the 1930s) which provides some meat for the island's inhabitants.

Like all of Southwest Alaska, Sand Point has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc), or a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) using the 0°C isotherm common in the United States, though compared to most parts of the region it is a little less rainy and has fewer wet days - 145 as compared to over 220 throughout the Aleutian Islands and in most of Southeast Alaska.

In addition to classroom space, the school houses a library media center, gymnasium, weight room, indoor pool and shop.

[17] Ravn Alaska offers flights from Anchorage to Sand Point four days a week.

Coastal Transportation is a Seattle-based marine carrier that provides weekly year-around service to communities throughout the Aleutians, including Sand Point.

From Sand Point the ferry goes to King Cove, Cold Bay, False Pass and Dutch Harbor.

In Sand Point, rental cars are available from the Harbor Cafe and the Marine View Bed & Breakfast.

There is an annual Silver Salmon Derby in which contestants try to catch the largest fish to earn a cash prize.

Many adults spend their time at the local tavern and lounge both owned and operated by the Shumagin Corporation.

[4] Trident Seafoods has a major Pacific cod, pollock, salmon and halibut processing plant, and provides fuel and other services.

In 1991, New West Fisheries had a floating processor near the city dock for Pacific cod processing.

Residents in Sand Point have to acquire commercial fishing permits to participate in the fisheries.

The city completed a major rehabilitation of the Robert E. Galovin Small Boat Harbor in the summer of 2014.

The AC Store (Alaska Commercial Company) provides groceries, apparel, motorized vehicles such as ATVs, and toiletries.

Undated photograph of Sand Point by John Nathan Cobb
Aleutians East Borough map