1952 Map of Kwiguk D-5

About this map

Kwikpak Pass and the Yukon River define this complex delta landscape, where a dense network of sloughs and channels weave through the Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range. The map documents a period of native Alaskan settlement along these waterways, identifying active locations such as Kwiguk, Choolunawick, and Kawanak. A designated Tuchiak (Site) suggests a former habitation point, while names like Taksakwiwik and Kravaksarak mark specific points of interest for local history and genealogy research along the banks. The presence of a Winter Trail cutting across the marshy terrain underscores the seasonal nature of travel and transport in the region during the early 1950s. This survey, mapped by the Army Map Service and annotated in 1952, provides a precise record of the shifting hydrological features including Little Apoon Pass and Bugomowik Pass before later revisions.