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1953 Map of Seldovia D-2

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Seldovia D-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Kenai National Moose Range dominates this mid-century topographic study, showcasing a high-altitude landscape of ice and river drainage systems. Massive ice fields including the Chernof Glacier and Dinglestadt Glacier are charted in detail, showing numerous crevasses that mark the slow movement of these frozen giants. These glacial systems serve as the headwaters for the hydrological network below, where the Fox River and Sheep Creek begin their descent through the Kenai Peninsula.

Surveyed in the early 1950s using aerial photography, the map captures the transition from glacial ice to river valleys like the Clearwater Slough. Triangulation stations such as VABM 3942 Tustumena and VABM 3613 Fox provide the vertical control for this remote terrain, anchoring a landscape where the approximate boundary lines reflect the challenging nature of mapping such an interior wilderness.