2020 Map of Cape Mendenhall D-3 NE

About this map

The coastal periphery of Nunivak Island meets the Bering Sea along the southern edge of this Bethel Census Area quadrangle. The landscape is characterized by a high concentration of small kettle lakes and wetlands, typical of the island's volcanic and tundra-covered interior. One of the most distinctive geological formations here is the Oongalambingoi Dunes, which dominate the southwestern shoreline where the land transitions to the sea. The map reveals a remote environment absent of modern roads or permanent settlements, defined instead by the complex drainage patterns and low-lying topography of the Bering Sea coast. Researchers of indigenous land use or Arctic geography can trace the intricate network of water bodies that shape this section of the island's southern reaches.