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1953 Map of Blying Sound D-1 and D-2

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Blying Sound D-1 and D-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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Montague Island dominates this mid-century maritime survey, situated where the Montague Strait meets the Gulf of Alaska. Entirely contained within the Chugach National Forest, the island’s southern reaches are depicted with topographic precision, revealing the complex shoreline of Hanning Bay and the deep indentation of Mac Leod Harbor. A lone Cabin near Pt Bazil represents one of the few signs of human habitation in this isolated coastal wilderness.

The drainage of the Nellie Martin River flows into the expansive Patton Bay, while the offshore Wooded Islands, including Tanker I, serve as critical navigation landmarks for the Pacific Ocean approaches. These coastal features, from the exposed Jeanie Point to the sheltered Jeanie Cove, highlight the intersection of glacial-carved terrain and the open sea, documenting the area as it appeared during the 1953 aerial mapping project.