2017 Map of Sitka C-3 NW

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Tongass National Forest dominates this coastal landscape, where the Chichagof Island interior meets the Gulf of Alaska. The map reveals a network of waterways and elevated viewpoints, most notably at Chatham View, overlooking the complex shoreline. To the south, Basket Lake feeds into Basket Cr, which eventually empties into the sheltered waters of Basket Bay. This 2017 survey reflects a largely untouched wilderness managed for conservation, though human presence is traced through isolated infrastructure like Trap Bay 5 Road. Further north, Kook Lake and its corresponding Kook Cr drain toward the coast, illustrating the typical high-latitude drainage patterns of Southeast Alaska. The eastern margin of the sheet opens into the Pacific Ocean, framing the mouth of Little Basket Bay and the jagged maritime boundary of the Sitka City and Borough.