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1955 Map of Teshekpuk D-1

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Teshekpuk D-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Smith River meanders toward the Beaufort Sea in this mid-century survey of the Arctic coastline. The landscape is a mosaic of thaw lakes and coastal inlets, where the massive Naluakruk Lake and Okalik Lake dominate the interior tundra. Human presence is sparse and specialized, marked by the remote settlement of Kokruagarok and the abandoned site at Kolovik (Aban'd) on the edge of Avatanak Bight.

Logistical footprints of the era are visible through the Landing Strip and Tower at Lonely, as well as a network of Tractor Trail paths cutting across the frozen ground. This area, part of the Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4, includes several scattered Cabins, providing evidence of early research or resource exploration during the mid-1950s. Survey markers like Bert Δ 7 and Pitt East Base near Pitt Point anchor the topography of this remote northern reach.