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2021 Map of Afognak A-4 NW

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Afognak A-4 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

Shelikof Strait dominates the western half of this maritime landscape, where the waters of the Gulf of Alaska meet the rugged coastline of Kodiak Island. The shoreline is defined by prominent headlands, including the sharp rise of Steep Cape and the rocky protrusion of Cape Nuniliak further south. These coastal features provide essential navigational landmarks along a stretch of coast otherwise characterized by steep elevation gains directly from the tide line.

Inland topography reveals a series of drainages and seasonal watercourses, most notably Malina Cr, which carves through the coastal ridges. The map captures a largely untouched wilderness area, where surveying is organized by the Public Land Survey System grids of t23s r25w, t23s r24w, t24s r25w, and t24s r24w. The concentration of elevation contours along the eastern edge illustrates the dramatic transition from the sea to the high island interior.