2014 Map of Wainwright B-3 SE

About this map

Apikuguruak Cr meanders through the Arctic coastal plain in this northern reach of the North Slope. The landscape is a complex mosaic of thaw lakes and drainage channels typical of the continuous permafrost zone, where water defines every boundary. In the southeastern corner, the Ivisaruk River cuts through the tundra, part of a vast watershed that has sustained traditional subsistence for generations. The map is organized by the Public Land Survey System grids, including t11n r34w and t12n r33w, illustrating how modern administrative boundaries are superimposed over a landscape shaped by glacial and fluvial processes.