
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park dominates this high-altitude Alaskan landscape, where the international boundary between the United States of America and Canada runs along the eastern edge of the quadrangle. The terrain is characterized by massive ice fields and glacial flows, most notably the Quintino Sella Glacier and the Bering Glacier. These frozen features are primary components of the Saint Elias Mountains drainage system, illustrating the powerful glacial activity that continues to shape the topography within the Valdez-Cordova Census Area. The contour lines show dramatic elevation changes, marking the transition from sprawling ice sheets to high alpine ridges in one of the most significant glacial regions of the Pacific Northwest.
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1950 · Bering Glacier
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Bering Glacier
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Mt Saint Elias
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Bering Glacier
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Mt Saint Elias
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1985 · Bering Glacier B-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1985 · Bering Glacier C-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1985 · Mount Saint Elias B-8
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
2017 · Bering Glacier C-1 NE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2017 · Bering Glacier C-1 SW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000