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1951 Map of Bering Glacier

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Bering Glacier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1951
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1951

About this map

The Bering Glacier and the massive Bagley Ice Field dominate this 1951 provisional survey of the coastal Alaskan wilderness. Stretching from the Chugach Mountains across to the Malaspina Glacier, the landscape is a complex network of ice, peaks, and glacial rivers. Human activity is sparse and concentrated along the shoreline of the Gulf of Alaska, most notably at Cape Yakataga and the nearby Yakataga Airport. Remote outpost life is signaled by a few isolated labels for a Cabin along the coast and at Sunshine Pt.

The map details a pre-modern era of Alaskan reconnaissance where aviation and maritime access were primary. Coastal features like Umbrella Reef and the mouth of the Yakataga River provided vital navigation points for those navigating the Third Judicial Division. The interior remains largely defined by its immense physical barriers, from the Robinson Mountains to the high reaches of Mt Steller and Mt Miller.