1985 Map of Shungnak C-2

About this map

Selawik National Wildlife Refuge occupies the southern portion of this interior landscape, preserving a vast expanse of wetlands and tundra as it appeared in the mid-1980s. The region is defined by a series of prominent elevation changes, with the Lockwood Hills rising in the northeast and the Sheklukshuk Range cutting across the central-west. The Pick River winds south through the center of the sheet, providing a primary drainage route for the high country. This provisional survey captures a territory where the natural environment remains the primary feature, dominated by the Headwater region to the southeast. The lack of roads or established settlements on this 1985 document highlights the wilderness character of the Alaska interior during this era.