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1952 Map of Nunivak Island A-7

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Nunivak Island A-7
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1991
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1991

About this map

Cape Mohican defines the westernmost reach of this coastal landscape, where the land meets the Bering Sea in a series of dramatic geographic features. The coastal geography is marked by Binaksbak Bluff and the isolated Nabangoyak Rock, leading toward the southern reaches of Datheekook Pt. This 1952 record shows a region preserved within the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, focusing on the seasonal patterns of the island's inhabitants.

Evidence of traditional land use is found at Ikooksmiut (Summer Camp) and Mikisagimiut (Summer Camp), two settlements that emphasize the reliance on marine and freshwater resources. To the east, the Dooksook River flows into Dooksook Lagoon, a protected waterway near the Nunivak Island Wilderness boundary. The lack of roads and trails throughout the sheet highlights a landscape primarily accessed by water and defined by natural boundaries.