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1952 Map of Kaguyak

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Kaguyak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1983
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1983

About this map

The southwestern reaches of Kodiak Island and its surrounding archipelago are defined by the expansive Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge in this mid-century topographic survey. The coastline is intensely fragmented, showing the intricate network of fjords and inlets including Alitak Bay, Deadman Bay, and Portage Bay. To the east, larger landmasses like Sitkalidak Island and the isolated Twoheaded Island sit across the Sitkalidak Strait.

The maritime character of the region is underscored by the inclusion of offshore bathymetric features and protraction data for the Albatross Bank in the Pacific Ocean. Farther south, the Trinity Islands group, comprising Sitkinak Island and the neighboring coastline at Cape Sitkinak, marks the southern extremity of the borough's land. The map illustrates a wilderness landscape devoid of established roads, where travel was dictated by the tides and sea channels like the Geese Channel.