2015 Map of Shungnak A-6 SE

About this map

The Continental Divide winds through this high-latitude terrain, marking a fundamental geographic boundary in the Alaskan interior. This 2015 survey, compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Alaska Dept. of Transportation, highlights the remote and unpopulated intersection where the Northwest Arctic Borough meets the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area. The landscape is defined entirely by its complex topography and drainage patterns, absent of any named roads or permanent settlements. The map provides a precise look at the township grid systems of T8N R1E and T8N R2E, where the high ridges of the divide dictate the flow of seasonal water into the surrounding basins. This is a purely natural record of the wilderness, essential for understanding the physical geography of the Shungnak region during the early twenty-first century.