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1951 Map of Cordova C-3

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Cordova C-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Childs Glacier and the massive flow of the Copper River dominate this 1951 topographic study of the Chugach Mountains region. The map captures a landscape defined by moving ice and shifting water, where the Copper River Delta spreads across the southern portion of the sheet. The presence of the Copper River Highway tracking the riverbank provides a lone sign of human infrastructure through this terrain.

Detailed topographic work reveals the complex network of ice fields, including the Scott Glacier, Sheridan Glacier, and Goodwin Glacier, all marked by numerous crevasses. High peaks such as Mt O'Neel, Mt Williams, and Mt Murchison provide vertical scale to the glacial basins. This survey represents the area as it was recorded just after mid-century, prior to the significant tectonic shifts of the 1964 earthquake that later altered the delta's elevation and hydrology.