1985 Map of Bering Glacier C-2

About this map

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park dominates this mid-1980s terrain, revealing a landscape defined by massive ice formations and the high-altitude wilderness of southern Alaska. Based on aerial photography from the early 1970s, the map provides a scientific record of the Bagley Icefield and its surrounding glacial systems before modern climatic shifts. The movement of ice is traced through the Jefferies Glacier, which flows through the heart of the Wrangell-Saint Elias Wilderness. Because there are no roads or trails in this area, the document focuses entirely on the natural topography and the township and range lines that grid the ice and rock. This survey serves as a fundamental baseline for understanding the glaciology of the Saint Elias Mountains during the late twentieth century.