1990 Map of Christian A-3

About this map

The Yukon Flats dominate this interior Alaskan landscape, characterized by a complex network of wetlands and meandering waterways within the National Wildlife Refuge. The Christian River snakes through the western portion of the quadrangle, exhibiting the extreme sinuosity typical of the region's low-relief drainage systems. This 1990 edition, compiled from photography taken in the late 1970s and mid-1980s, captures the seasonal nature of Arctic travel via a marked Winter Trail that cuts north-south across the flats. While most of the terrain is a mosaic of unnamed ponds and marshes, specific landmarks like White Lake and Joint Lake provide essential navigation points in an otherwise shifting environment of silt and spruce.