1951 Map of Bering Glacier A-4

About this map

The braided waters of the North Channel Yakataga River and South Channel Yakataga River dominate this coastal survey, where glacial runoff meets the Gulf of Alaska. Near the shoreline, the Yakataga Airport and a nearby Beacon represent critical mid-century aviation infrastructure in this isolated maritime environment. Scattered cabins along the coast and near the White River suggest a seasonal or subsistence-based settlement pattern typical of the era's remote coastal outposts. Inland, the massive ice flows of the Watson Glacier and Yakataga Glacier carve through the high terrain of Brown Ridge and Yakataga Ridge. This 1951 edition, based on aerial photography from 1948, captures the complex hydrology of the region before significant geological or climatic shifts, documenting numerous named drainages such as Oil Creek and Hamilton Creek that descend from the peaks to the sea.