2018 Map of Mount Michelson D-2 NW

About this map

The Katakturuk River meanders across this northern landscape, depositing sediment into the cold waters of the Beaufort Sea. This 2018 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey captures a stretch of the Arctic coast where the river meets the tide near Collinson Point. The terrain is defined by low-lying coastal wetlands and the sheltered waters of Simpson Cove, illustrating the delicate transition between the river's braided drainage and the open sea. While the map is dominated by these natural water systems, it also provides the modern Public Land Survey System grid, including townships t7n r28e and t7n r29e, which organize this remote coastal segment of the North Slope Borough.