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1952 Map of Kaguyak

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Kaguyak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1976
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1976

About this map

The southeastern shoreline of Kodiak Island is defined by a deeply recessed coast of bays and peninsulas, as documented in this mid-century survey. The settlement of Kaguyak sits at the head of Kaguyak Bay, a remote outpost near the southern tip of the Alitak Peninsula. This map illustrates the complex maritime geography of the Kodiak Borough, where sheltered waters like Deadman Bay and Portage Bay provided critical harbor for the region's coastal activities.

Beyond the rocky coastline of the Hepburn Peninsula, the bathymetry of the Pacific Ocean is detailed, including the shallow shelf of the Albatross Bank. Numerous islands dot the periphery, from the large Sitkalidak Island in the north to the Trinity Islands and Sitkinak Island in the south. The presence of isolated structures, such as a Cabin on the Alitak Peninsula, underscores the sparse, seasonal nature of habitation on this rugged Alaskan frontier during the 1950s.