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1947 Map of Isla De Vieques 1

Name: 1947 Topographic Map of Isla De Vieques 1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

The eastern tip of Vieques Island appears here during a period of significant military and geological interest, shortly after the 1943 topographic survey. This detailed 1:10,000 scale rendering focuses on the distinctive coastal geography of the Punta Este peninsula, where the Atlantic waters of the Sonda de Vieques meet the Mar Caribe. The landscape is defined by its inland lagoons, such as Laguna Anones and Laguna Matías, which suggest a complex brackish ecosystem separated from the sea by narrow strips of land.

Prominent elevations like Cerro Matías and Cerro Farallón overlook a series of bays including Bahía del Sur Salina and Bahía Playa Blanca. At the furthest eastern reach, the Faro stands as a primary navigational landmark. The presence of features like Peñasco Fósil and Cerro Indio highlights the unique geological and perhaps archaeological character of this island territory as it was documented by the Geological Survey in the late 1940s.