Alaska Gazetteer
Pyramid Island is a physical feature (island) in Haines Borough. The primary coordinates for Pyramid Island places it within the AK 99827 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Pyramid Island |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | in Chilkat Inlet, 1 mi. SW of Chilkat and 19 mi. SW of Skagway, Coast Mts. |
| History: | "Descriptive name given in 1869 by Commander Meade, U.S. Navy (USN). It was called ""Os(trov) Peschanyy,"" meaning ""sandy (or gritty) island,"" by ""Captain Lindenbert"" in 1838. In 1868, it was called Indian Island by Commander Meade, U.S. Navy (USN), and Farewell Island, through a mistranslation of ""Peschanyy,"" by G. D. Davidson, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), in 1869. It has also been called Stony Island and Observatory Island (1883, Coast Pilot, p. 197). According to Aurel and Arthur Krause (1883, map), the Tlinget Indian name is Chlachatsch; according to W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), it is Shla-hatch (1883 Coast Pilot, p. 197)." |
| Borough: | Haines Borough |
| Latitude: | 59.1969451904 |
| Longitude: | -135.457778931 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pyramid Island: Pyramid Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Pyramid Island does not include property ownership information.
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Haines, AK
(2.4 miles NNE) Mud Bay, AK (3.9 miles SE) |
Lutak, AK
(10.7 miles NNW) Skagway, AK (18.8 miles NNE) |
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Port Chilkoot, AK
(2.4 miles NNE) Tanani, AK (5.1 miles N) |
