1954 Map of Baird Inlet A-7

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Chefornak sits along the winding banks of the Kinia River in this mid-century survey of the Alaskan coast. The landscape is dominated by the intricate wetlands and tidal flats of the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range Area No 2, where the river loops toward its outlet at Kinak Bay. Rising above the surrounding marshes, Tern Mountain provides a rare point of elevation in an area defined by its relationship with the water. The coastline meets the Etolin Strait, revealing a complex network of small ponds and unnamed waterways that characterize this part of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Researchers will find the small settlement of Chefornak and its nearby Cemetery as the primary human landmarks in this otherwise remote coastal environment.