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1949 Map of Kodiak A-3

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Kodiak A-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

Sitkalidak Island dominates this 1949 topographic study, separated from the southeastern coast of Kodiak Island by the deep waters of the Sitkalidak Strait. The interior of Sitkalidak Island is characterized by steep, unnamed ridges rising sharply from the shoreline, while the easternmost point is defined by the prominent Cape Barnabas. A portion of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is visible in the northwest corner, marking the protected wilderness along the strait.

Offshore features like Table Island and Barnabas Rock provide essential landmarks for navigating the transition from the strait into the open Gulf of Alaska. The presence of the VABM Wedge triangulation station indicates the precise surveying efforts required to map this complex coastal environment just after the war. This map captures a landscape almost entirely devoid of human infrastructure, focusing instead on the natural maritime and terrestrial boundaries of the Pacific Ocean coastline.