2017 Map of Sagavanirktok D-1 NE

About this map

Kivivik River defines the western edge of this coastal Arctic landscape in the North Slope region. This environment is characterized by a dense network of thaw lakes and wetlands, typical of the permafrost-dominated terrain found north of the Brooks Range. The U.S. Geological Survey detail reveals a complex hydrological pattern across the survey area, where small, unnamed water bodies dominate the landscape between defined river channels. This particular section of the Sagavanirktok D-1 NE quadrangle serves as a primary record of the delicate surface morphology of the Alaskan tundra in the early twenty-first century.