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1954 Map of Trinity Islands C-1

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Trinity Islands C-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Sitkinak Island and Aiaktalik Island dominate this remote maritime landscape within the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. The map documents a transition in local habitation, marking the settlement of Aiaktalik as abandoned by the early 1950s. This community, once situated on the northern coast of its namesake island, overlooks the sheltered waters of Aiaktalik Cove and the broader expanse of Russian Harbor.

The terrain is defined by dramatic coastal features and significant elevation changes, most notably at Sitkinak Dome. To the south, the intricate shoreline of Sitkinak Lagoon is characterized by extensive Tidal Flats, illustrating the dynamic intersection of land and sea in the Trinity Islands. Navigational markers like the Light at Flat Point and a lone Cabin on the northeastern shore of Aiaktalik Island provide small traces of human presence in this maritime environment bounded by the Pacific Ocean.