Importance Of
Aleutian Chain
(continued from last week)
The United. States Coast and
geodetic Survey is now engaged
on hydrographic surveys^of the
Aleutian Islands, but doe^not ex
pect to comDlete them untiT]"the
latter part of 1946, until steps
are taken to speed up the work,
ja connection with these surveys
0ur newspapers reported that it
was proposed to chart a trans
pacific route passing through the
Aleutians and saving some 200
miles over the course now follow
ed south of those islands. Ques
tioned (November, 1940) as to
the correctness of this report,
the Director of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey says:
“The Great Circle Track from
the Pacific northwest to the Ori
ent extends, for all practical
purposes, through Unimak Pass,
foence north of the Aleutian
ehain toward the western ex
tremity of the Aleutians. At the
iresent time most vessels bound
or the Orient pass to the south
ward of the Aleutians, and there
ore, in the winter time are com
lelled to buck westerly gales of
mater intens ty than found
wrth of the Aleutians. The dis
ance by this southern route is
inly a very little longer than the
Jreat Circle Track north of the
Meutians, but it is considered
hat on a westward sailing time
rill be saved by the route north
jf the islands because of these
predominant westerly gales in
North Pacific.”
It will be noted that the Di
rector anticipates no ice on the
winter run north of the Aleu
tians. Increased facilities, or pos
sibly help from the Navy or the
Coast Guard or both, would re
sult in the completion of the
Aleutian survey long before 1946.
Three Harbors
Existing charts are good
enough, however, to show that
in the Aleutians there are three
harbors (in the case of Unalaska
groups of harbors) each larger
than any in our more southerly
Pacific islands east of the Philip
pines—the Unalaska group, the
Bay of Waterfalls (Adak Island),
and Kiska Harbor—besides sev
eral smaller harbors, one of
which, Constantine (Amchita
Island), is entitle to rank in size
with Pago Pago. In the following
paragraphs showing the capacity
of mid-Pacific harbors, the first
three harbors are in the south
and the last four m the Aleutians.
Pearl Harbor—4 first-class
births, 17 second-class and
60 third-class.
Pago Pago—7 first-class’s 13
second-class and 34 third-class.
Guam—11 first-class, 13
second-class and 30 third-class.
Constantine Harbor—9 first
class, 13 second-class and 25
third-class.
Bay of Waterfalls—23 first
class, 35 second-class and 65
third-class.
Kiska Harbor—40 first-class,
84 second-class Dnd 115 third
class.
Unalaska group—Accommo
dation for the entire fleet.
Pearl Harbor
In the case of Pearl Harbor,
the above infomation as to the
capacity is not recent, since
charts of that area are now
treated as confidential and are
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