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1950 Map of Mount Fairweather D-2

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Mount Fairweather D-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Glacier Bay National Monument dominates this mid-century topographic survey, documenting a shifting world of advancing and retreating ice. The map captures the complex interaction between glacial flows and the sea, specifically around the deep waters of Queen Inlet and Rendu Inlet. These hydrographic soundings, compiled from earlier charts, reveal the underwater topography beneath the ice-fed bays as it existed during the late 1940s aerial surveys.

Prominent peaks such as Mt Merriam and Sentinel Peak overlook the massive Plateau Glacier and Carroll Glacier, providing a record of ice extent before late 20th-century shifts. The islands within the bay, including Gilbert Island and the isolated Composite Island, serve as anchors in a landscape defined by names like Blue Mouse Cove and Tidal Inlet, where the shoreline and depth measurements offer a baseline for studying maritime and glacial change.