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2019 Map of Blind Pig Island

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Blind Pig Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

Voyageurs National Park dominates this borderland landscape, where the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada threads through a labyrinth of northern waters. The geography is defined by the massive expanses of Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, separated by a complex network of islands and narrow passages. Small, uniquely named landforms like Blind Pig Island, Pat Smith Island, and My Island dot the Blind Pig Channel, illustrating the intricate shoreline and isolation of this aquatic wilderness.

Water routes are the primary features of this region, with deep indentations like Hammer Bay and Grassy Bay cutting into the timbered interior. Moving south from the larger lakes, the terrain transitions into a mosaic of smaller, inland water bodies including O'Leary Lake, Little Trout Lake, and Sand Point Lake. The absence of roads or permanent settlements highlights the area's character as a protected natural corridor where the physical environment remains shaped by the glacial basins of the Canadian Shield.