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2023 Map of Anchorage B-2 SW

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Anchorage B-2 SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

Chugach National Forest provides the setting for this high-latitude study of glacial movement and alpine hydrology. The landscape is dominated by the massive Harvard Glacier, which descends into the waters of Harvard Arm. This coastal interface is a focal point of the region's geography, where ice meets the sea alongside several other significant ice fields including the Lowell Glacier and Baltimore Glacier.

The administrative divide between the Copper River Census Area and the Chugach Census Area cuts across the northern portion of the map, illustrating how these remote wilderness boundaries are defined across difficult terrain. To the southeast, the edge of the Yale Glacier and the Downer Glacier further emphasize the dense concentration of perennial ice that shapes the drainage and shoreline of this Alaskan coastal forest.