2019 Map of Russian Mission D-1 NE

About this map

Bethel Census Area's interior landscape is defined by its topographic complexity and lack of formal human infrastructure in this 2019 survey. The quadrangle is organized by the Public Land Survey System grids of t22n r54w, t22n r53w, t21n r54w, and t21n r53w, which provide the only navigational framework for this remote territory. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of wetlands and significant elevation changes, with contours rising to nearly 1500 feet in several sectors. Without named settlements, schools, or roads, the map serves as a primary record of the natural hydrology and drainage patterns of the Alaskan wilderness. Researchers and land managers rely on these specific township and range designations to identify terrain features where traditional place names are absent.