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1963 Map of Sutwik Island C-6

Name: 1963 Topographic Map of Sutwik Island C-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Kujulik Bay dominates this coastal Alaska landscape, serving as the central geographic feature for several small outposts and seasonal camps. The shoreline is punctuated by isolated settlements such as Julik, Kyju, and Lik, which suggest a reliance on the maritime resources of the Pacific Ocean during the early 1960s. To the south, Cape Kumliun extends into the sea, defined by the drainage of Kumliun Creek and the presence of the Unavikshak Island offshore.

The map reveals a landscape shaped by water, from the sediment-carrying North Fork and Black Creek in the north to the unnamed falls and tidal markers like Tidal BM along the western coast. While largely devoid of major infrastructure, the inclusion of a simple Cabin on the southern island and scattered dwellings at Kyju illustrates the sparse, decentralized nature of human presence on the Alaska Peninsula during this era.