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1968 Map of Fishermans Island

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Fishermans Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1987
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1987

About this map

Fishermans Island National Wildlife Refuge anchors this maritime landscape at the southernmost tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. The survey documents the complex bathymetry of the Chesapeake Bay mouth, where the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel spans the open water between Wise Point and the barrier islands. Military and navigational infrastructure are prominent, including the Cape Charles Air Force Station and several towers and water tanks on Fishermans Island.

The map details a dynamic coastal environment where the Virginia Inside Passage threads through Fishermans Inlet and Magothy Bay. Researchers can observe the shifting sands of Nautilus Shoal and Latimer Shoal, alongside Smith Island and Adams Island. The inclusion of the settlement at Wise and the remote terrain of The Isaacs provides a look at the interplay between the Atlantic and the protected bays during the late 1960s and early 1980s.