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1996 Map of Seward B-5

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Seward B-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1999
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1999

About this map

The Sargent Icefield dominates the southern landscape of this region on the Kenai Peninsula Borough, where massive glacial systems shape the coastline and river valleys. Deep within the Chugach National Forest, the Ellsworth Glacier and Kingdon Glacier feed into the complex drainage of Kings Bay. These ice-carved features define the hydrology of the area, with the Nellie Juan River and Kings River carving paths through the high-elevation peaks.

While the map focuses on the natural topography updated through 1996, it serves as a precise record of the shoreline and ice extents at a specific moment in time. Several distinct summits are named, including Crown Peak and Baker, which stand alongside the Applegate Glacier and Falling Glacier. The absence of roads or trails noted in the margin emphasizes the wilderness character of this coastal mountain terrain.