
The coastal wilderness of the Chugach National Forest meets the open waters of the Gulf of Alaska in this remote maritime landscape. A prominent geographical marker is Point Steele, where the shoreline turns south, defining the boundary between terrestrial forest and the sea. The map depicts a largely undeveloped region, dominated by the natural topography of the Chugach mountains and the expansive Pacific waters. Surveyed boundaries for township T17S R6W and T17S R5W illustrate the underlying cadastral framework of this Alaskan frontier. The contrast between the dense contour lines of the coastal peaks and the flat expanse of the ocean highlights the dramatic elevation changes characteristic of this portion of the northern coastline.
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1948 · Cordova
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Cordova B-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Cordova
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Cordova B-6
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1953 · Cordova B-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1953 · Cordova B-6
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1959 · Cordova
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1997 · Cordova B-7
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
2018 · Cordova B-7 NE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2018 · Cordova A-7 NE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000