1954 Map of Marshall A-6

About this map

Clarence Rhode National Wildlife Range Area No 1 dominates this landscape in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, as recorded during a mid-century photogrammetric survey. The terrain is characterized by an intricate, almost hypnotic network of thousands of small tundra ponds and larger water bodies, most notably Aropuk Lake in the northeast. This 1954 field-annotated study reveals the complex hydrology of the region, where land and water are so intermixed that much of the map is defined by an Indefinite Boundary. The absence of roads, trails, or permanent human settlements underscores the preserved nature of this subarctic wilderness prior to its 1960 designation as part of the broader national wildlife refuge system.