2016 Map of Anchorage A-1 SE

About this map

Prince William Sound dominates this coastal landscape, where the shifting margins of the Columbia Glacier meet the sea. The map documents a rugged wilderness within the Chugach National Forest, characterized by steep glaciated terrain and isolated water bodies like Kadin Lake and Terentiev Lake. Of particular interest to those studying glaciology or coastal changes is the Great Nunatak, a prominent peak surrounded by glacial ice, and the intricate shorelines of Columbia Bay and Heather Bay. This 2016 survey provides a precise record of these glacial features and landforms as they existed in the early twenty-first century, showing the complex boundary between ice and the open waters of the sound.