Pyramid Island
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Pyramid Island is an uninhabited island in the Rat Islands (Qax̂um tanangis) grouping among the Aleutian Islands. It is a caldera of a former volcano that exploded.
It received its name in 1935 from the crew of the USS Oglala due to its shape.
Doctors Aurel and Arthur Krause, who were in Alaska in 1881–1882 collected at Pyramid Island.
Pyramid Island is a small, triangular island located in the Lynn Canal, just north of Klukwan, Alaska. It is named for its distinctive pyramid-shaped peak, which rises to a height of about 100 feet.
Krause and Krause describe Pyramid Island as a "beautiful" and "picturesque" place. They were particularly impressed by its lush vegetation and its abundance of wildlife. They also noted that the island was a popular fishing spot for the Tlingits.
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