1943 Map of Ugashik

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Pilot Point and the remote Lee Cabin anchor this 1943 survey of the Alaska Peninsula, a region defined by the complex transition from the tidal flats of Ugashik Bay to the volcanic peaks of the Aleutian Range. The landscape is dominated by the massive Becharof Lake and the interconnected waters of Upper Ugashik Lake and Lower Ugashik Lake. This map reveals the era's reliance on coastal and river navigation, tracing the winding courses of the Dog Salmon River and King Salmon River as they meander toward the Bristol Bay shoreline. To the southeast, the terrain rises sharply toward Mt Chiginagak and Icy Peak, where the mountains meet the Pacific at Wide Bay. Notable landmarks like The Gas Rocks and Mother Goose Lake suggest the geologically active nature of this wilderness during the mid-twentieth century.