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1951 Map of Kotzebue D-1

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Kotzebue D-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1957
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1957

About this map

The Baldwin Peninsula dominates this coastal survey, where the rugged terrain of northwest Alaska meets the expansive Hotham Inlet. Surveyed in the early 1950s using aerial photography, the map reveals a landscape defined by intricate drainage patterns and thousands of small tundra ponds. To the north, the massive Noatak River Delta enters the sea, forming a complex network of marshes and shifting channels.

Coastal geography is recorded with precision at landmarks such as Pipe Spit on the northern shore and Nimiuk Pt to the southeast. The lack of roads or established settlements on this sheet highlights the isolation of the Arctic coastline during this era, serving as a primary record of the natural topography and shoreline before later environmental shifts or modern developments altered these remote reaches.