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1952 Map of Russian Mission B-3

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Russian Mission B-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

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Whitefish Lake dominates this 1952 landscape, a massive expanse of water surrounded by a complex network of wetlands and smaller unnamed lakes. The terrain is defined by the contrast between these low-lying swampy areas and the elevated peaks to the south and east, including Salat, Pole, Fish, and Ophir. These named summits provide the only significant relief in a region otherwise characterized by meandering waterways like Discovery Creek and Ophir Creek.

A seasonal Winter Trail cuts across the tundra south of the lake, indicating the traditional routes used for transit when the ground and water are frozen. The surveying, completed by the Geological Survey through photogrammetric methods, reveals a wilderness largely untouched by permanent industrial infrastructure, where movement is dictated by the natural flow of the creeks and the seasonal accessibility of the land.