
Narwhal Island sits as a solitary landform within the vast expanse of the Beaufort Sea in this coastal Arctic study. Located within the North Slope Borough, the map illustrates a segment of the northern Alaskan coastline where the sea meets the low-lying terrain of the North Slope. The surveying focuses on the maritime boundary and the Public Land Survey System grids of t12n r18e and t12n r19e. This area represents a remote portion of the Alaskan frontier, characterized by its isolation and the seasonal dynamics of the Arctic Ocean. The presence of named islands like Narwhal provides a specific point of reference for maritime navigation and regional geography in a landscape defined largely by water and shoreline.
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1951 · Beechey Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Beechey Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Beechey Point B-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1955 · Beechey Point B-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1960 · Beechey Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1962 · Beechey Point B-2
USGS Topo · 1:50,000
1962 · Beechey Point B-1
USGS Topo · 1:50,000
1964 · Beechey Point
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1970 · Beechey Point B-2 SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
2017 · Beechey Point B-1 SE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000