The Interactive Map
Shafts, boreholes, finds, and features, placed where the record puts them.
Oak Island Through Time
The same island seen from the air across the decades, from the earliest aerial photographs to the 2025 satellite image.
Watch It Change
One Island, Many Years
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Each frame is lined up on the same map, so the shoreline stays put and the changes on the island stand out. Step through the years, or press play.
Historic photographs are aligned to the island's shoreline, so small offsets at the edges are expected. Satellite years: Esri World Imagery Wayback; each year is the capture date of the imagery over the Money Pit.
Oak Island Aerial Photographs
The historic photographs from the map, aligned to the shoreline. Select one to show it on the map.
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1929 Early aerial photograph 1929 Image credit: Archives Corjan Mol -
1945 Aerial photograph, 1945 Image credit: Archives Corjan Mol -
1965 Aerial Photo 1965 Image credit: Archives Corjan Mol -
2011 Colour aerial photograph (date to confirm) Image credit: Archives Corjan Mol -
2013 Aerial Photo 2013 Image credit: Google Earth -
2014 Aerial Photo 2014 Image credit: Google Earth -
2017 Aerial Photo 2017 Image credit: Esri | World Imagery Wayback -
2020 Aerial Photo 2020 Image credit: Google Earth -
2022 Aerial Photo 2022 Image credit: Esri | World Imagery Wayback -
2024 Aerial Photo 2024 Image credit: Google Earth -
2026 Aerial Photo 2026 Image credit: Google Earth
