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1950 Map of Teller A-2

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Teller A-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Imuruk Basin dominates this sub-arctic landscape, serving as a critical hydrologic crossroads where the Agiapuk River and Duck Creek converge from the north. The basin drains westward through the narrow Tuksuk Channel, a vital waterway connecting the inland interior to the sea. To the south, the dramatic northern front of the Kigluaik Mountains rises sharply from the shore, cut by steep drainages including Glacier Canyon Creek and Snow Creek.

Evidence of seasonal travel is preserved via the Winter Trail, which skirts the northern wetlands and bluffs. The mapping of Windy Cove and the braided delta of the Agiapuk reflects the remote character of the Seward Peninsula in the mid-twentieth century. Various tributaries like the White River and Fall Creek illustrate the complex drainage patterns feeding into the basin from the surrounding tundra and mountain slopes.