Walrus Island (russian: Моржовый остров) is a small

islet An islet is a very small, often unnamed island. Most definitions are not precise, but some suggest that an islet has little or no vegetation and cannot support human habitation. It may be made of rock, sand and/or hard coral; may be permanent ...

located 15 km east of Saint Paul Island,

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in the

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. It is part of the

Pribilof Islands The Pribilof Islands (formerly the Northern Fur Seal Islands; ale, Amiq, russian: Острова Прибылова, Ostrova Pribylova) are a group of four volcanic islands off the coast of mainland Alaska, in the Bering Sea, about north of ...

group. Its length is and its area is 50.3

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s (0.2036 km²). There is no resident population. The name of this island is a translation from the Russian "Ostrov Morzhovoy" meaning "Walrus Island," published by Capt. Lt. Vasiliev of the

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(IRN) in 1829 (map 3). This islet should not be confused with the Walrus Islands in the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary, located close to

Hagemeister Island Hagemeister Island (russian: Остров Гагемейстера) is an uninhabited island in the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the north shore of Bristol Bay at the entrance to Togiak Bay. The island is long, has a land area of , and its ...

(in the

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), nor with Walrus Island located in the southeastern shores of the

Bristol Bay Bristol Bay ( esu, Iilgayaq, russian: Залив Бристольский) is the easternmost arm of the Bering Sea, at 57° to 59° North 157° to 162° West in Southwest Alaska. Bristol Bay is 400 km (250 mi) long and 290 km, ( ...

(in the

Aleutians East Borough Aleutians East Borough () is a 2nd class List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska, borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census the borough's population was 3,420. The borough seat is Sand Point, Alas ...

References

Walrus Island: Block 1000, Census Tract 1, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
United States Census Bureau
USGS-GNIS
Pribilof Islands Islands of the Aleutian Islands Islands of the Bering Sea Uninhabited islands of Alaska Islands of Alaska Islands of Unorganized Borough, Alaska {{AleutiansWestAK-geo-stub