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2019 Map of Flag Island

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

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The northernmost reaches of the United States are defined here by the water and islands of the Northwest Angle Inlet. This 2019 survey documents a landscape where international boundaries cut directly across Lake of the Woods, separating the American settlement at Penasse from the Canadian waters of the Kenora District. The map provides clear evidence of the region’s unique geography, where access to the mainland United States requires a crossing through Canada or across the lake.

Historic sites like Fort Saint Charles on Magnusons Island are plotted alongside numerous smaller landmasses such as Ester Island, Brush Island, and Flag Island. The isolation of the terrain is reinforced by the sparse road network, notably Youngs Bay Dr NW, which serves the community near Youngs Bay. From the southern marshes near Pickerel Cr to the rocky shores of American Point, the map reveals a remote island-and-inlet world shaped by its border-straddling position.