1951 Map of Skagway C-2

About this map

Chilkat Glacier dominates the northwestern expanse of this mid-century survey, illustrating the massive ice fields that define the Coast Range along the international boundary. This area, located within the Alaska-First Judicial Division, represents the high-altitude interface between Alaska and British Columbia as it was documented through aerial photography in 1948. The map tracks the steep descent of ice into the Ferebee Glacier and Irene Glacier, showing the topographical relationship between these frozen systems and the drainage of the Nourse River. Significant peaks such as Mt Yeatman provide fixed reference points in a shifting glacial landscape, where contour lines reveal the sheer verticality of the terrain near the Canada United States border.