1955 Map of Barter Island A-5

About this map

Kaktovik sits at the center of this 1955 survey of the northern Alaskan coast, positioned on Barter Island between the Beaufort Sea and Kaktovik Lagoon. The map details a landscape defined by coastal features like Arey Island and the Bernard Spit, which shelter several large bodies of water including Arey Lagoon and Bernard Harbor. On the mainland to the south, the Okpilak River winds through a network of smaller lakes and marshes within the Arctic National Wildlife Range.