1950 Map of Solomon B-3

About this map

Iknutak Mountain dominates this coastal landscape along the Seward Peninsula, rising sharply above the eastern reaches of Norton Sound. This topographic study reveals a sparsely inhabited coastline where survival relied on the proximity to water and protected harbors like Golovnin Bay. The presence of isolated Cabin and Cabins sites along the shoreline, coupled with a navigational Light at the coastal edge, suggests a landscape defined by seasonal subsistence and maritime transit rather than permanent inland settlement. Significant Tidal Flat areas and the drainage of Bunshfoot Creek illustrate the complex transition between the upland tundra and the sea. Data for this sheet was compiled in part from late 19th-century hydrographic surveys, preserving the coastal profiles known to early mariners and indigenous inhabitants before mid-century photogrammetric updates.