1955 Map of Beechey Point B-2

About this map

The Sagavanirktok River Delta dominates this coastal survey, where a complex network of braided channels meets the arctic waters of Foggy Island Bay. Mapped in the mid-1950s using photogrammetric methods from the Army Map Service, the landscape is defined by its shifting sands and low-lying landforms like Dinkum Sands and Howe Island. Evidence of human presence is sparse in this era, noted only by a small cluster of Cabins near Point Brower, likely used by local hunters or early explorers before the major industrial developments of the later 20th century. Farther out in the Beaufort Sea, the map charts isolated features such as Cross Island and Anxiety Point, which served as critical landmarks for early coastal navigation in a region where the shoreline and sea ice are constantly in flux.