1981 Map of Cape Sable

About this map

Everglades National Park dominates this coastal landscape, where the southern tip of the Florida peninsula meets the Gulf of Mexico. The map details the intricate hydrologic network of the region, defined by the Shark River and Harney River systems which empty into the expansive Ponce De Leon Bay and Whitewater Bay. This 1981 edition is particularly notable for including offshore protraction survey data from the Bureau of Land Management, shown as a red grid over the marine areas of the Gulf and Florida Bay. On land, the three capes of Cape Sable—Northwest Cape, Middle Cape, and East Cape—frame the tidal interior, including the large Lake Ingraham. Small landmarks like Lonesome Mound and the Middle Cape Canal provide rare points of human-named reference within this wetland environment.