The Port of St. Paul lies on a lonely island, one of the Pribilof Islands, off Alaska's western coast. The nearest port to the Port of St. Paul is Dutch Harbor some 238 nautical miles (424 kilometers or 263 miles by air). The Port of Providenija in Russia is 473 nautical miles (824 kilometers or 512 miles by air) to the northwest of the Port of St. Paul. Formed by volcanic eruptions, the island of St. Paul covers 104 square kilometers (40 square miles).

The Port of St. Paul was home to just over 530 people at the 2000 US Census, 86% of them Native Alaskans. The Port of St. Paul supports the fishing fleet of the Central Bering Sea and is home to seafood processing plants and offshore processors. A reindeer herd shares the island, which is also home to fur seal rookeries and over 200 species of nesting birds. Many residents rely on subsistence fishing, hunting, and gathering for their livelihoods.

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