Alaska Gazetteer
Pyramid Harbor is a physical feature (bay) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Pyramid Harbor places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Pyramid Harbor |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | on W shore of Chilkat Inlet, 4 mi. SW of Haines and 20 mi. SW of Skagway, St. Elias Mts. |
| History: | "The descriptive name ""Pyramid Island Harbor"" was given in 1868 by Commander Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), and published in 1881 on Hydrographic Chart 883. It was called Pyramid Harbor by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) in the 1891 Coast Pilot (p. 201). The Tlingit Indian name was reported by Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map) as L'chtinigre. It was also called Labouchere Bay by the employees of the Hudson Bay Co. for the company steamer Labouchere." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.1811103821 |
| Longitude: | -135.481109619 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pyramid Harbor: Pyramid Harbor.
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Haines, AK
(3.6 miles NNE) Mud Bay, AK (4.1 miles ESE) |
Lutak, AK
(11.4 miles NNW) |
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Port Chilkoot, AK
(3.6 miles NNE) Tanani, AK (6.3 miles NNE) |
