2014 Map of Norton Bay D-5 SE

About this map

Bering Sea waters dominate this coastal survey, where the vast marine environment meets the shoreline of western Alaska. The map focuses on a segment of Norton Bay, a major inlet that has historically served as a critical waterway for the region's coastal communities and subsistence activities. The landscape is primarily defined by the tidal and marine expanse, with the terrestrial portion organized by the Public Land Survey System grids of t7s r13w, t7s r12w, and t8s r13w. These townships provide a structural reference for the remote coastal terrain at the edge of the subarctic. Given the sparse naming of inland features, the survey emphasizes the relationship between the coastal shelf and the open water, documenting the shoreline geometry as it existed in the early 21st century.