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1951 Map of Port Alexander D-2

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Port Alexander D-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Chatham Strait and Frederick Sound converge in this mid-century hydrographic and topographic study of Alaska’s Inside Passage. The map highlights the rugged northern coastline of Kuiu Island and the eastern edge of Baranof Island, areas defined by deep inlets and hazardous maritime passages. Notable navigational landmarks such as Kingsmill Pt VABM 28 and Yasha Island serve as primary points of orientation within these cold waters.

Evidence of seasonal or small-scale human activity is visible at Security Bay, where Cabins and sheltered anchorages like Christmas Harbor and Band Cove provided refuge for mariners and fisherman. The inclusion of hydrographic data from surveys as early as 1925, alongside 1948 aerial photography, offers a composite view of the region's shoreline and depth before later industrial changes. The entire land area is noted as part of the Tongass National Forest.