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1952 Map of Seward A-8

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Seward A-8
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

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The Hardin Icefield dominates the interior of the Kenai Peninsula in this mid-century topographic record, revealing a landscape defined by massive glacial systems and high-altitude terrain. The icefield feeds into several prominent flows, including the deeply fissured Lowell Glacier and the expansive Bear Glacier, where numerous crevasses are documented along the ice margins. To the northeast, the Resurrection River carves through the mountains, joined by tributaries such as Martin Cr and Cottonwood Creek.

Administrative boundaries slice through the high Kenai Mountains, marking the division between the Chugach National Forest and the Kenai National Moose Range. This survey, compiled from 1950 aerial photography, provides a precise look at the glacial extents before significant late-twentieth-century retreats. The interplay of high peaks like the Moose Range and the surrounding drainage basins illustrates the sheer scale of the Alaskan wilderness during the early years of the territory's push toward statehood.