1963 Map of Stepovak Bay D-2

About this map

The Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge dominates the northwestern corner of this coastal study, where the land meets the expansive Pacific Ocean. This 1963 survey, which incorporates revisions from the 1980s, focuses on a series of significant maritime landmarks including Cape Ikti and Seal Cape, which define the entrance to Seal Bay. The cartography documents a landscape defined by its shoreline and elevations, such as the prominent Mesa and the high point at Sage. With no roads or trails recorded at the time of the field annotation, the map emphasizes the primitive coastal geography of the Peninsula. The interplay between Kuiukta Bay and the surrounding inlets illustrates the isolation of the region before the formalization of federal reservation boundaries.