2017 Map of Mount Saint Elias A-8 SW

About this map

Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park defines this landscape, where massive ice fields and isolated rock formations dominate the coastal Alaskan wilderness. The expansive Agassiz Glacier flows through the center of the quadrangle, flanked to the west by the Chaix Hills and the prominent Moore Nunatak. This terrain is representative of the active glacial environment near the Gulf of Alaska, showing the intersection of heavy glaciation and rugged topography. The southern edge of the map reveals the massive reach of the Malaspina Glacier, providing a detailed look at the drainage patterns and ice-marginal features of one of North America's largest piedmont glaciers during the early twenty-first century.