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1950 Map of Bendeleben C-5

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Bendeleben C-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Nozapaga River winds through this interior Seward Peninsula landscape, recorded from aerial photography taken in 1950. The region is characterized by a high density of named watercourses, including the North Fork Kougarok R and numerous creeks such as Goodall Cr and Little Garfield Creek that suggest a history of prospecting and drainage navigation.

Evidence of early aviation and interior access is visible at the Noxapaga Airstrip (Abandoned) and Rainbow Camp Airstrip. Overland movement is further documented by a designated Tractor Trail cutting through the southern portion of the sheet. The prevalence of features like Last Chance Cr and Iron Cr points to the area's significance for mineral exploration during the mid-20th century, before more modern infrastructure reached this part of the Alaska wilderness.