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1954 Map of Kodiak A-6

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Kodiak A-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the entire land area shown here, revealing a maritime wilderness defined by deep fjords and glaciated peaks. The waters of Deadman Bay slice through the center of the sheet, separating the Moser Peninsula from the Hepburn Peninsula. This survey, compiled from early 1950s aerial photography, documents a sparse human presence restricted to isolated shoreline Cabin and Cabins locations, including a cluster at Alpine Cove.

Navigational hazards and coastal landmarks are precisely charted, including Bruin Reef and Bear Rk at the entrance to the inner bays. Interior freshwater features like Horse Marine Lake and O'Malley Lake drain through short streams into the salt water of Olga Bay. The topography is dominated by massive landforms such as Grayback Mountain and numerous triangulation stations like VABM 1394 Dot, which served as critical fixed points for mapping this complex Alaskan shoreline.