
The Kavik River meanders across this northern landscape, its braided channels carving through the terrain as it flows toward the Arctic coast. This 2017 survey by the U.S. Geological Survey illustrates the transition from the low-lying wetlands and river basins in the north to the more defined topographic relief further south. The map is primarily organized by the Public Land Survey System, showing township and range divisions such as t4n r20e and t5n r21e. The lack of man-made infrastructure or named settlements highlights the preserved natural state of this North Slope wilderness, where the hydrology of the river system remains the dominant geographic influence.
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This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
1951 · Sagavanirktok D-5
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Mt. Michelson
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Mount Michelson C-5
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1955 · Mount Michelson D-5
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1955 · Sagavanirktok C-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1955 · Sagavanirktok D-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1956 · Mt. Michelson
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Sagavanirktok
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Sagavanirktok
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1964 · Sagavanirktok
USGS Topo · 1:250,000