2016 Map of Kotzebue C-1 SE

About this map

Kotzebue Sound dominates this coastal survey, where the open waters of the Chukchi Sea meet the complex shoreline of Northwest Arctic Alaska. In the northeastern corner, the land reveals a dense network of small lakes and marshes characteristic of the tundra landscape, separating the sound from the sheltered waters of Hotham Inlet. This area is part of the traditional lands of the Iñupiat, and the map captures the transition between the vast marine environment and the permafrost-underlain terrestrial terrain. Apart from the maritime features and the delicate hydrology of the coastal fringe, the sheet remains largely devoid of modern development, reflecting the remote and preserved state of the Baldwin Peninsula region during this period.