1963 Map of Sutwik Island B-6

About this map

Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge encompasses the northern coastal reaches of this survey, where the rugged mainland terminates at Cape Kumliun. This maritime landscape, as documented in the early 1960s, is defined by its scattered island chains and dangerous navigational hazards like Katmai Reef within the waters of Chignik Bay. Human presence is nearly invisible on the landscape, save for a solitary Cabin noted on the northern coast of Unavikshak Island. The map provides a detailed record of shoreline bathymetry and topography for several substantial landmasses, including Nakchamik Island and Atkulik Island, which sit isolated in the Pacific Ocean. This 1963 data, later updated with 1982 hydrographic information, preserves the mid-century state of these remote Aleutian Range foothills before modern environmental changes.