2020 Map of Teshekpuk D-1 NE

About this map

The Beaufort Sea coast of the North Slope appears as a shifting mosaic of Arctic wetlands and narrow barrier lands in this modern study. The Smith River meanders through a landscape defined by thermokarst lakes and coastal tundra, eventually reaching the sea near the geographical marker of Pitt Point. This remote stretch of coastline is anchored by the Lonely Air Station, a Cold War-era facility that remains a critical point of human activity in an otherwise unpopulated Arctic terrain. Inland, the terrain features of Kokruagarok characterize the low-lying coastal plain where land and water blur during seasonal shifts. The map illustrates the complex hydrography of the region, where countless small pools and river channels define the geography south of the Beaufort coastline.