2024 Map of Cordova A-8 NW

About this map

The northwestern coast of Montague Island meets the open waters of the Gulf of Alaska in this maritime-focused survey. Dominated by the protected expanses of the Chugach National Forest in the north and the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge to the southeast, the landscape is defined by its isolation and lack of human settlement or infrastructure. The coastal environment is marked by significant topographical shifts near the shoreline, where the terrain descends toward the rocky hazards of the sound, including the isolated Seal Rocks. This map illustrates the intersection of federal conservation lands in a remote corner of the state, documenting a shoreline where the wilderness of the island is bounded only by the vast Pacific.