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1951 Map of St Matthew

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of St Matthew
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1969
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1969

About this map

St Matthew Island and its satellite landmasses sit isolated within the Bering Sea, as documented in this 1951 survey based on 1948 aerial photography. The entire land area is contained within the Bering Sea National Wildlife Refuge, highlighting a landscape defined by preservation rather than human settlement. The island's elongated form is punctuated by prominent coastal features like Cape Upright on the southeastern tip and Glory of Russia Cape to the northwest.

Across the Sarichef Strait lies Hall Island, featuring Cape Hall and the distinctively named Elephant Rock. Further south, the map details the jagged elevation of Pinnacle Island and Gull Rock. This cartography is particularly valuable for its depiction of coastal landmarks such as Bull Seal Point and Sugarloaf Mtn, providing a precise record of these uninhabited landmasses before any significant modern shifts in shoreline or refuge management.