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2021 Map of Kodiak C-1 NW

Name: 2021 Topographic Map of Kodiak C-1 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2021
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2021

About this map

The coastal interface of Kodiak Island is defined here by the meeting of Kalsin Bay and Chiniak Bay, where the shoreline is punctuated by notable maritime hazards and geological formations. Navigation and coastal geography are the primary focus, with Kalsin Reef and the isolated Humpback Rock marking the waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Near the northern shoreline, Refuge Island and the adjacent Refuge Rock provide distinctive landmarks for the northern approaches, while the southern section is shaped by the narrow landform at Isthmus Point separating the bays.

Evidence of modern infrastructure is limited to the southern edge of the sheet, where the Chiniak Highway skirts the coast near Midway Point. This road provides the only terrestrial connection through an area otherwise characterized by its indented shoreline and outlying islands like Kekur Island. The map documents a landscape where the vast water bodies of Isthmus Bay and its neighbors dictate the movement of both people and wildlife.