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Anaho Island is a rocky island in Pyramid Lake, and located on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, Washoe County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. GeographyAnaho Island is a little more than {{convert|1|mi|km}} long from north to south, and also from east to west at its widest point. It covers 634.43 acres (2.567 km²). The island is located in the southeastern section of the lake, approximately {{convert|4|mi|km}} east of the community of Sutcliffe.[1][2] Anaho Island National Wildlife RefugeThe entire island is protected by the Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge. The island is uninhabited by humans. Access to the island is highly restricted—no boats are allowed within {{convert|1000|ft|m}} of the shores.[3] The nature reserve protects a colony of American white pelicans, one of the two largest pelican colonies in the western United States. The rocky island also has breeding colonies of California gulls, Caspian terns, double-crested cormorants, great blue herons, black-crowned night herons, and snowy egrets. References1. ^Nevada Atlas & Gazetteer, 2001, pg. 34 2. ^Anaho Island: Block 1316, Block Group 1, Census Tract 9401, Washoe County, Nevada; United States Census Bureau 3. ^{{cite web| title = Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Fishing Camping and Boating Regulations. Approved: August 19, 2015 | url = http://plpt.nsn.us/rangers/2015_0819FCBregsfinal.pdf| access-date = 2016-11-20}} External links
3 : Lake islands of Nevada|Landforms of Washoe County, Nevada|Uninhabited islands of the United States |
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