Walrus Island (Pribilof Islands)

Walrus Island is a small islet located 15 km east of Saint Paul Island, Alaska in the Bering Sea. It is part of the Pribilof Islands group. Its length is and its area is 50.3 acres. 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 Imperial Russian Navy in 1829.
Walrus Island, like all of the Pribilof Islands, is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
Steller sea lions usually take refuge in the rookery at Walrus Island
Walrus Island is mentioned in the Rudyard Kipling story "The White Seal".
This islet should not be confused with the Walrus Islands in the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary, located close to Hagemeister Island, nor with Walrus Island located in the southeastern shores of the Bristol Bay.