2014 Map of Cordova B-5 SE

About this map

Chugach National Forest encompasses the northern portion of this coastal sheet, where the land meets the shifting tides of the Gulf of Alaska. This maritime environment is defined by the ephemeral nature of the Copper Sands, a series of coastal bars and flats that demonstrate the active sediment transport systems at the edge of the Alaska Valdez-Cordova Census Area. The map reveals a landscape almost entirely shaped by water and tide, with very little permanent human infrastructure. The presence of the Public Land Survey System grids, including t18s r2w, provides a structural framework over this otherwise fluid shoreline, serving as a primary point of reference for researchers tracing federal land boundaries or maritime history in this portion of the Unorganized Borough.