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1954 Map of Trinity Islands D-2

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Trinity Islands D-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

Kodiak Island meets the expanse of the Pacific Ocean in this mid-century topographic record of Alaska's southwestern coastline. The map focuses on the shoreline of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, where the terrestrial landscape is defined by the prominent Low Cape at the northern edge of the sheet. To the southeast, the protected waters of Sukhoi Bay provide a break in the exposed coastal frontage.

Produced from aerial photographs taken between 1951 and 1952, the survey illustrates a remote maritime environment before modern development. The bathymetric data, compiled from earlier maritime charts, shows the seafloor dropping away from the island's edge into the open ocean. This document captures the stark intersection of land and sea in a region characterized by its lack of established roads and settlements during the early 1950s.