Middleton Island

Middleton is a low, grassy island in the open Gulf of Alaska, far from the mainland and the nearest neighbouring islands. Reefs, kelp and breaking waves fringe its shores, and its flat profile is difficult to see from a distance. Chugach and Eyak people used the island seasonally. Seabirds nest along its coast, while seals and sea lions inhabit the surrounding waters, exposed to the weather of the northern Pacific.