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1952 Map of Kodiak B-6

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Kodiak B-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Amook Island sits at the heart of this mid-century maritime survey, sheltered within the deep waters of Uyak Bay. The map documents a landscape where life was tied almost exclusively to the coast, indicated by the presence of a Seaplane Base and a Camp along Amook Bay. Traces of earlier industry and settlement are visible through the notation of Ruins and a Mine (Aband) on the island, while a Cem suggests a more permanent community once resided here.

Further inland, the terrain rises sharply toward Mount Shuman, part of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. The drainage patterns of the interior are meticulously detailed, showing the North Fork and East Fork feeding into Karluk Lake, and the dramatic drop of O'Malley Falls. This 1952 edition provides a foundational view of the island's geography before significant modern infrastructure reached these remote coastal reaches.