2013 Map of Teshekpuk C-4 NE

About this map

Alaktak River meanders across this low-lying Arctic coastal plain, characterizing a landscape dominated by an intricate network of thaw lakes and ponds. This 2013 survey of the North Slope reflects a terrain where water and permafrost dictate the geography, with the Piusuk River cutting through the northeast corner of the quadrangle. The lack of infrastructure or permanent settlements highlighted here underscores the seasonal and nomadic usage of the region. The pattern of elongated lakes suggests a landscape still being shaped by thermal erosion and subsidence, typical of the Teshekpuk Lake Basin. For researchers of the Alaskan Arctic, the sheet provides a precise record of the shoreline and drainage patterns before further environmental shifts or developmental changes occurred in the early twenty-first century.