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2013 Map of Namakan Island

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Namakan Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

About this map

Namakan Lake dominates this borderland landscape, where the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada threads through a dense archipelago. The waterway is defined by complex channels like Voyageur Narrows and distinctive landforms such as Namakan Island, Hamilton Island, and the evocatively named Wolf Pack Islands. This topography reflects the glacial history of the St. Louis County region, where granite outcrops and water-filled depressions create a labyrinthine environment for navigation.

South of the lake, the terrain transitions into the protected timberlands of the Superior National Forest. Here, the drainage network includes the Moose River and several smaller inland water bodies like Little Johnson Lake and Wiyapka Lake. Access to this interior is limited to primitive routes such as Forest Rte 401, highlighting the area's character as a preserved wilderness at the start of the 21st century.