1950 Map of Norton Bay D-3

About this map

The Ungalik River provides the central geographic focus of this mid-century survey, winding through an undeveloped landscape that was mapped primarily through photogrammetric methods from 1950 aerial photography. The terrain is characterized by intricate elevation contours, showing the varied drainage patterns of the Seward Peninsula’s interior south of the Kateel River Meridian. Because the land lines shown were predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management but remained unsurveyed and unmarked at the time of publication, the map represents a transitional period in Alaskan land administration. It serves as a precise record of the natural topography and waterway alignment before significant human intervention or modern development altered the drainage basin of the Ungalik River.