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1987 Map of Yakutat C-5 SW

Name: 1987 Topographic Map of Yakutat C-5 SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Khantaak Island and the intricate coastline of Yakutat Bay define this 1980s coastal survey. The settlement of Yakutat sits at the entrance to Monti Bay, showing a concentrated hub of infrastructure including multiple Radio Towers, a Cem, and the Yakutat Airport. The landscape is a complex network of tidal passages and shoals, with Port Mulgrave and Rurik Harbor providing sheltered waters behind the island's protective reach.

Evidence of historical transport and maritime safety is found in the Old Railroad Grade and the Khantaak Light at Point Turner. The Ankau Phipps Peninsula stretches toward Ocean Cape, separating the sheltered inner waters from the open Gulf of Alaska. Large portions of the eastern terrain are preserved as part of the Tongass National Forest, where drainage from Summit Lakes flows through Ophir Creek toward the coast.