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1983 Map of Arctic B-1

Name: 1983 Topographic Map of Arctic B-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Old Woman Creek meanders through the interior of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in this 1983 provisional study. The landscape is defined by the hydrologic network of the Koness River and the stark elevation changes of the Brooks Range foothills, including Brushman Mountain and Little Brushman. This survey, compiled from 1974 aerial photography, illustrates a vast tract of the North Slope Borough where human infrastructure is notably absent, replaced by the sheer scale of the natural environment.

The administrative delineation of the Wilderness Boundary bisects the terrain, marking a transition in land management within the refuge. For those interested in the remote geography of northern Alaska, the map provides a precise record of the drainage patterns and topographic relief of this sub-arctic wilderness prior to modern digital mapping, capturing the region's character as it existed in the mid-1970s and early 1980s.