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1955 Map of Noatak D-5

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Noatak D-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Kivalina River and the Wulik River dominate this subarctic landscape in the mid-1950s, winding through an area devoid of roads or established settlements. This territory, mapped by the Army Map Service from 1952 aerial photography, is defined by its dramatic topographic shifts, from the low-lying tundra and wetlands to the prominent Kisimilot Mountains and Mount Jarvis in the northeast.

Detailed contours trace the landforms of the Ipitanga Hills and isolated heights like Uyaraksivik Hill and Kili Hill. The hydrology is complex, featuring numerous unnamed ponds and small tributaries such as Kisimilot Creek and Tulukak Creek. This survey captures a moment when the land remained largely unsurveyed by the Bureau of Land Management, providing a precise record of the natural terrain before modern infrastructure reached this part of the Kateel River Meridian.