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1953 Map of Hooper Bay

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Hooper Bay
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

The coastal marshes and delta lands of the Bering Sea shoreline are captured here during the early 1950s. The settlement at Hooper Bay serves as a primary coastal hub, set against a landscape defined by an intricate network of tidal sloughs and rivers like the Kashunuk River and the Kokechik River. Rising abruptly from the surrounding lowlands, the As Kinuk Mountains provide a dramatic geographical anchor near Cape Romanzof, where the terrain shifts from flat tundra to prominent heights like Towak Mountain.

Cultural history is visible in the shifting locations of indigenous communities, notably the distance between Chevak and Old Chevak, along with established seasonal or historical locations like Igiak (Site) and Paimiut. The intricate waterways, including Angyoyaravak Bay and the meandering Azun River, illustrate the traditional travel and subsistence corridors of the Naskonat Peninsula before modern development altered these remote reaches of western Alaska.