Lotus Island is a 0.2-mile-long island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies within the Aleutians West Census Area. Located at 52°43′55″N 174°03′55″E / 52.73194°N 174.06528°E in the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands, it is the least prominent of the two islands in the Shemya Pass, which separates Nizki and Shemya …Lotus Island is a 0.2-mile-long island in the Aleutian Islands chain of the U.S. state of Alaska. It lies within the Aleutians West Census Area. Located at 52°43′55″N 174°03′55″E / 52.73194°N 174.06528°E in the Semichi Islands group of the Near Islands, it is the least prominent of the two islands in the Shemya Pass, which separates Nizki and Shemya islands. "Lotus" is also the name of an island in the Odyssey.