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1952 Map of Nunivak Island A-6

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Nunivak Island A-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Nunivak Island coastal life centers on seasonal activity and subsistence during the early 1950s, as shown by the labeling of Kigoumiut and Dahloongamiut along the Bering Sea shoreline. This coastal landscape is defined by dramatic bluffs and points, including Iloodak Pt, Koweelik Bluff, and Binakslit Bluff, which give way to an interior of isolated high points like Seemalik Butte and Kimiksthek Hill.

A network of drainage systems, such as the Ahlilik River and Dooksook River, flows through a terrain dotted with significant wetlands and lakes like Lukluksukwik Lake and Lukthlykrit Marsh. Evidence of local habitation and navigation appears at Nash Harbor and a solitary Cabin near Ahzwiryuk Bluff. The distribution of these summer camps and small structures suggests a reliance on the island's natural waterways and shoreline for transport and food during the summer months when these aerial surveys were originally conducted.