2017 Map of Bering Glacier A-2 NE

About this map

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park protects this stretch of the Alaska coastline where steep ice-clad terrain meets the Gulf of Alaska. The landscape is dominated by the massive frozen flow of the Yahyse Glacier, which descends from the elevations of the Guyot Hills toward the sea. This 2017 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey documents the interaction between glacial movement and the Pacific shoreline, illustrating a wilderness area defined entirely by natural processes rather than human settlement. The topographic contours reveal the dramatic verticality of the coastal mountains, providing a precise record of the ice margins and landforms in one of the most secluded regions of the American northwest.