
Frederick Sound dominates this maritime landscape of Southeast Alaska, where the administrative boundary between the Hoonah-Angoon Census Area and the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area cuts diagonally across open water. The map focuses on a sparsely populated stretch of the Alaskan coastline, featuring the eastern shoreline of the Tongass National Forest. This protected wilderness is punctuated by coastal landmarks like Meade Point and the isolated Round Island, which sits just offshore among smaller unnamed islets. The absence of roads or established settlements reflects the characteristic isolation of this region, where the vast expanse of the sound serves as the primary corridor for movement between the rugged island territories of the Alexander Archipelago.
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1948 · Sitka A-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1948 · Port Alexander D-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1948 · Sitka A-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Sitka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Port Alexander
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Port Alexander D-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Sitka A-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1952 · Port Alexander
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1952 · Sitka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Sitka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000