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2019 Map of Karluk C-5 NW

Name: 2019 Topographic Map of Karluk C-5 NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2019
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2019

About this map

The Aleutian Range dominates the southwestern corner of this coastal Alaskan landscape, where steep terrain meets the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Along the northeastern shore of Puale Bay, several drainage systems like Teresa Cr and Dry Cr flow through the foothills, indicating the complex hydrology typical of this maritime environment. The shoreline is defined by the sharp transition from the mountainous interior to the sheltered inlet of the bay.

Further south, Trail Cr and Kanatak Cr cut through the rugged landforms of the range. The map illustrates a largely unsettled wilderness, marked primarily by the natural drainage patterns and the township and range boundaries of the Public Land Survey System. This view of Alaska's coastal geography highlights the isolation of the peninsula and the dominant influence of the volcanic range on the local topography.