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2023 Map of Nabesna B-1 SE

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Nabesna B-1 SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

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The Wrangell-Saint Elias National Preserve occupies the northern half of this remote interior landscape, characterized by the undulating relief of the Carden Hills. The terrain transitions from these upland contours down to the basin of Carden Lake in the southwest, where the drainage network of the region is most visible. This 2023 survey illustrates a wilderness interface where the international border of the United States of America defines the eastern edge of the quadrangle.

Water plays a central role in the topography, with Snag Creek winding through the northern lowlands and Cottonwood Creek cutting across the southern reaches. The lack of established roads or structures emphasizes the primitive state of this subarctic environment, while the precise survey lines of the Public Land Survey System, including t6n r23e and t7n r23e, provide the only human-imposed structure on the natural drainage patterns of Carden Creek and its tributaries.