1956 Map of Charley River D-2

About this map

Wood River meanders through this interior Alaskan wilderness, as documented during the mid-1950s. This survey, mapped from aerial photography, captures a landscape defined by high-latitude permafrost features and hydrological patterns in the Charley River quadrangle. A distinct geologic highlight is the presence of a Pingo, an ice-cored mound common in the Arctic, which serves as a landmark amidst the intricate network of swampy lowlands and ridges. The map reflects a period of systematic surveying by the Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land Management to define predetermined, though unsurveyed, land lines across the territory's remote northern stretches.