2014 Map of Wainwright A-7 SE

About this map

The Chukchi Sea dominates this arctic coastal landscape along the northwestern edge of the North Slope Borough Alaska. This coastal environment is defined by the narrow barrier between the open sea and the protected waters of Kasegaluk Lagoon in the southeastern corner. The map illustrates the minimal landmass of this remote stretch, where the shoreline is a thin thread of terrestrial life against the expansive waters. Land tenure and administrative organization are marked by the presence of Public Land Survey System grids, specifically t9n r42w and t8n r43w, which delineate the territory even in this nearly uninhabited reach. The transition from the sea to the lagoon suggests a complex coastal dynamic vital to the region's natural history and the subsistence patterns of the indigenous communities that navigate these waters.