Deer Island is an island located at the mouth of

Cold Bay Cold Bay ( ale, Udaamagax,; Sugpiaq: ''Pualu'') is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 108, but at the 2020 census this had reduced to 50. Cold Bay is one of the main commercial ...

on the south side of the

Alaska Peninsula The Alaska Peninsula (also called Aleut Peninsula or Aleutian Peninsula, ale, Alasxix̂; Sugpiaq: ''Aluuwiq'', ''Al'uwiq'') is a peninsula extending about to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The ...

in the state of

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. It lies about directly south of the mainland city of

King Cove King Cove ( ale, Agdaaĝux̂) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 938, up from 792 in 2000, but at the 2020 census this had reduced to 757. Geography King Cove is located at . ...

, across

Deer Passage Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...

. The

Sanak Islands The Sanak Islands (russian: Санак) are a subgroup of the Fox Islands group of islands, located in the Aleutians East Borough of Alaska. Geography Located in the Gulf of Alaska, they are in the Aleutian Islands archipelago. The Sanak Islands h ...

lie to its south, and the

Pavlof Islands The Pavlof Islands (Qudugin in Aleut) are a group of seven islands that lie south of Pavlof Bay on the Alaska Peninsula. They are part of the Aleutians East Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The islands include Dolgoi Island (Anganax̂six̂), Go ...

to its northeast. The island has a land area of 151.7 km² (58.57 sq mi) and is uninhabited.Deer Island (with Fox Island): Block 2038, Census Tract 1, Aleutians East Borough
United States Census Bureau Deer Island was named by

Aleuts The Aleuts ( ; russian: Алеуты, Aleuty) are the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands, which are located between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. Both the Aleut people and the islands are politically divided between the U ...

, who were the only people to ever set foot on it. It is a hilly island with many creeks running through it. It is covered with plants and full of life in the spring and summer, but in winter it is covered in a blanket of snow.

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Islands of Aleutians East Borough, Alaska Islands of the Aleutian Islands Uninhabited islands of Alaska Islands of Alaska {{AleutiansEastAK-geo-stub