Smith River winds through this Arctic coastal plain in the North Slope Borough, carving a serpentine path through an expansive wetland landscape. This 2013 survey illustrates a terrain defined by countless unnamed thaw lakes and ponds, a characteristic feature of the permafrost-underlain tundra. The lack of named settlements or roads highlights the isolation of this region, where the primary geographic markers are the water bodies and the Public Land Survey System boundaries, such as those for Townships 17 and 18 North. The map serves as a record of the intricate hydrological patterns and the vastness of the Alaskan wilderness before any significant human infrastructure altered the surface.
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1951 · Harrison Bay
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1951 · Teshekpuk
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Harrison Bay
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Teshekpuk
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1955 · Harrison Bay C-5
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1955 · Harrison Bay D-5
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1955 · Teshekpuk D-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1955 · Teshekpuk C-1
USGS Topo · 1:63,360
1962 · Harrison Bay C-5
USGS Topo · 1:50,000
1962 · Harrison Bay D-5
USGS Topo · 1:50,000