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False Pass (Aleut: Isanax̂) is a city on Unimak Island, in the Aleutians East Borough of southwestern Alaska, United States. Although the population was marked 397 including seasonal fish processing plant workers at the 2020 census, approximately 35 residents call it home year-round.

False Pass city overview:
Name:	False Pass city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Alaska
County:	Aleutians East Borough
Incorporated:	October 19, 1990
Elevation:	30 ft (9 m)
Total Area:	65.55 sq mi (169.76 km²)
Land Area:	25.07 sq mi (64.93 km²)
Water Area:	40.48 sq mi (104.83 km²)
Total Population:	35
Population Density:	15.84/sq mi (6.11/km²)
ZIP code:	99583
Area code:	907
FIPS code:	0224660
GNISfeature ID:	1418574

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History

False Pass is an early English name for Isanotski Strait on which the city of False Pass is located. The strait was called “False Pass” by early American sailing ship captains because it was thought to be impassable for their deep draft vessels at the northern end. A salmon cannery was built on the Unimak Island side of the strait in 1919 which provided the nucleus for the modern settlement. A U.S. post office with the name of False Pass was established in 1921 which gave official status to the community.

Commercial fishing for salmon, cod, halibut and crab continues to be the core of the community’s lifestyle and economy.

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Geography

False Pass is at 54°49′40″N 163°23′57″W / 54.82778°N 163.39917°W / 54.82778; -163.39917 (54.827886, -163.399090). It is near the eastern end of Unimak Island, in the Aleutian Islands chain. Part of the city (26.093 km, or 10.075 sq mi) is on the mainland’s westernmost tip Alaska Peninsula, across the Isanotski Strait (about 600 meters at the closest point), although that section is nearly unpopulated. The city boundaries include the abandoned villages of Morzhovoi and Ikatan.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 68.3 square miles (177 km), of which 26.9 square miles (70 km) is land and 41.4 square miles (107 km) (60.63%) is water.