2016 Map of Barrow A-3 NE

About this map

Beaufort Sea waters dominate the northern horizon of this coastal survey, where the extreme edge of the North Slope meets the Arctic. The landscape is defined by the narrow barrier features of Cooper Island and the Plover Islands, which shield the sensitive inner waters of Elson Lagoon from the open sea. The map documents a complex aqueous environment of brackish inlets and tundra lakes, including the broad Ross Bay and the isolated Reindeer Lake. These features are connected by tidal passages like the Ekilukruak Entrance, illustrating the dynamic shoreline of this remote reach. Landforms such as Ross Point and Tulageak Point provide the few stable reference marks in a territory predominantly composed of wetlands and seasonal ice-scoured coasts.