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1951 Map of Unalaska

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Unalaska
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Makushin Volcano dominates the central landscape of Unalaska Island in this post-war compilation of the eastern Fox Islands. Based on surveys conducted between 1940 and 1944, the map documents the heavy military presence in the Aleutian Islands following the conflict, including the Fort Glenn military reservation on Umnak Island and the U S Naval Reserve at Unalaska.

Coastal settlements like Makushin, Kashega, and Chernofski are situated along the island's deeply indented shoreline, interspersed with numerous bays such as Beaver Inlet and Pumicestone Bay. The detailed hydrography and terrain mapping reflect the era's strategic focus on the region, capturing the geography of the Bering Sea and Pacific Ocean interface before the consolidation of many remote coastal outposts.