Cube Cove serves as the primary coastal point on this portion of Admiralty Island, where the sheltered waters of the Gulf of Alaska meet the heavily timbered shoreline of the Tongass National Forest. This 2017 survey details a landscape defined by significant elevation changes, from the saltwater edges at Point Hepburn and Cube Point to the inland freshwater basins of Lake Kathleen and Peanut Lake. The drainage of Wheeler Cr cuts through the northern terrain, leading into Square Cove. The map illustrates the specialized geography of the Alaska Panhandle, where settlement is intrinsically tied to protected inlets and the maritime resources of the Pacific Ocean.
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1948 · Juneau A-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1948 · Sitka D-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1948 · Sitka D-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1950 · Juneau A-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Juneau
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Juneau A-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Sitka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Sitka D-3
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Sitka D-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1952 · Sitka
USGS Topo · 1:250,000