1943 Map of Santa Rosa Island East

About this map

Sierra Pablo dominates the southern portion of this 1943 coastal survey, forming the interior spine of the eastern tip of Santa Rosa Island. The topography recorded by Army Map Service aerial photography reveals a coastline defined by prominent maritime landmarks like Skunk Point and East Point, which separate the sheltered Southeast Anchorage from the open Pacific Ocean. This era of mapping, conducted during the height of the war, provides a high-resolution look at the island's eastern capes and the navigable waters of the Santa Cruz Channel. The presence of labels like Sand Point and Beechers Bay offers essential reference points for those studying the island’s shoreline before modern environmental shifts, capturing the exact contours of the Ridge systems and coastal benches as they existed in the early 1940s.