
Chukchi Sea waters meet the coastal wetlands of the Seward Peninsula in this 2014 survey. The landscape is dominated by the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, which protects a critical fragment of the ancient land bridge that once connected Asia and North America. The map details the intricate shoreline of Shishmaref Inlet, where a complex network of thermokarst lakes and tidal lagoons illustrates the dynamic nature of this subarctic environment. A single established route, the Inlet Bypass, cuts through the preservation lands, providing a rare trace of human infrastructure in a region defined by its isolation and shifting permafrost hydrology.
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1950 · Shishmaref
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1950 · Shishmaref A-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1950 · Shishmaref B-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1950 · Shishmaref A-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1950 · Shishmaref B-2
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1951 · Shishmaref
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
2014 · Shishmaref B-1 NW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2014 · Shishmaref A-2 NW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2014 · Shishmaref A-1 NW
USGS Topo · 1:25,000
2014 · Shishmaref B-2 NE
USGS Topo · 1:25,000