1983 Map of Arctic C-1

About this map

Old Woman Creek meanders through this portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, where the vast topography of the North Slope is captured in this 1983 provisional edition. The landscape is defined by its lack of human infrastructure, focusing instead on the complex drainage patterns and elevation contours of the Brooks Range foothills. A prominent Wilderness Boundary bisects the terrain, indicating the transition between different management zones within the protected area. Compiled from 1974 aerial photography, the map serves as a snapshot of this remote Alaskan interior before later shifts in environmental policy and climate began to alter the permafrost and hydrologic systems of the high north.