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2014 Map of Meade River D-5 SW

Name: 2014 Topographic Map of Meade River D-5 SW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2014
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2014

About this map

Peard Bay dominates the northern half of this North Slope coastal survey, where the Beaufort Sea meets the Arctic shoreline. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition at Peard Cliff, a prominent coastal formation that separates the open waters of the bay from the thermokarst-pocked tundra to the south. This remote stretch of the Alaska coast shows the complex hydrology of the region, where numerous unnamed thaw lakes and ponds are situated just inland from the sea.

The southern portion of the sheet features the protected waters of Kugrua Bay, which creates a natural inlet surrounded by low-lying wetlands. The absence of roads or permanent structures reflects the wilderness character of the area, typical of the North Slope's uninhabited coastal stretches. The map provides a precise record of the shoreline and elevation contours at a 10-foot interval, documenting the fragile boundary between the Arctic Ocean and the permafrost landscape.