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Walrus Seasonal Occupancy and Haulouts U Point Collie Tolageak (Abandoned) 9N Point Marsh Emaiksoun Lake §[ Kilmantavi (Abandoned) ! 71° 162° 160° 158° 72° U LEGEND 12N 42W Ch u $ North Slope Planning Area ckchi Sea Conservation System Unit (Offset for display) Pingasagruk (abandoned) WAINWRIGHT Atanik (Abandoned) Naval Arctic Research Laboratory USGS 250k Quad Boundaries U Point Barrow I c U Point Belcher 24N Township Boundaries y 72° Akeonik (Ruins) Icy Cape U 17W C 12N Browerville a Trans-Alaska Pipeline p 39W 22N §[ Solivik Island e §[ Akvat !. P Ikpilgok 20W Barrow Secondary Roads (unpaved) a Asiniak!. Point s MEADE RIVER s !. !.!. Plover Point !. Wainwright Point Franklin Brant Point 1 !. Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memorial USGS Alaska Science Center, Pacific Walrus Seasonal Occupancy and Haulouts U Point Collie Tolageak (Abandoned) 9N Point Marsh Emaiksoun Lake §[ Kilmantavi (Abandoned) !. Kugrua BayEluksingiak Point Seahorse Islands June Walrus Occupancy 42W Kasegaluk Lagoon West Twin TekegakrokLake Point ak Pass Sigeakruk Point uitk A Mitliktavik (Abandoned) Peard Bay l U Ikroavik Lake E Tapkaluk Islands k Wainwright Inlet July Walrus Occupancy o P U l 12N k U i i e a n U re Avak Inlet Avak Point k 36W g C 16N 22N a o Karmuk Point Tutolivik n U Elson Lagoon t r !. u August Walrus Occupancy !. a a !. 14N m 29W 17W t r 17N u W Nivat Point o g P 32W Av k a a Nokotlek Point !. 26W Nulavik l A s P v a a s Nalimiut Point September Walrus Occupancy k a k MEADE RIVER p R s Pingorarok Hill BARROW U a Scott Point i s r Akunik Pass Kugachiak Creek v ve e i !. R 9N R W Tachinisok Inlet r A k Kimouksik Lake Avak Bay 70° l i O a o Walrus Haulouts a Sikolik Lake t kr v §[ l Tungaich Point 39W n Skull Cliff e i ak Entrance Tungak Creek g Agiak Point k r lukru o U A ki C Sukok Lake v E T r A a Ross Point a All legend items may not appear on each map tile u pi r k k k e WAINWRIGHT n Nokotlek River u 19N C v gu e r CooperU Island a i §[ ru k e lik k ak Cr 20W e POINT LAY POINT ee U k Plover Islands R k Kilusiktok Lake Tulageak Point22N i R U ver 17N Sungovoak, Lake i Evrulivik Lake 14W NOTES 7N v Kilich Point Tractor Lake e Tuvak Lake 23W 1 U r Kachiksuk BluffsMartin UtilizationIsland of the Chukchi Sea by Pacific walrus during the months of June- 41W Kupluruak Point Itinik Lake Ku K November was documented by telemetry tracking Pacific walruses and recording 8N n u go g Lake Tusikvoak Christie Point U k r their hourly foraging behavior during years of sparse sea ice (2008-2011). Data 39W U U R u N 11N i a ik Reindeer Lake s v l depictedPas here show the extent of occupancy by month. (USGS Alaska Science 9N 13N K R a e v uak 33W o r i i r r v e l k U gaCenter, Walrus Research Project, Dr. C.V. Jay principal investigator) 36W v 29W e Keo Point i ip C ni R r re a k s ek Ekalgruak Lake19N S UTUKOK RIVER a un U Inaru Rive li C r I a U 17W v Omalik River r 14N i e e s g e i 17N BARROW a k 26W Dease Inlet Puknikruk k r !.Kikikausgruak Island i u 20W RIVER MEADE 162° 70° k 160° M 71° 158° Inaru er Sisgravik Lake 156° 71° R R iv iv Black Head e r I r eek a McTavish Point Tiny Island Cr k ak C he r k 72° 156° Ikpitc e 154° e 152° 71° Anaktuk (Abandoned) e re k Oarlock Island C iver TESHEKPUK !. eak R U Kuch e d a 24N Katrikiorak Creek U e Admiralty Bay B 19N Meade R M 17W Natvakrak Lakes e ive Wright Point 72° au 2W r ss f ea $ Kaolak River o t S §[ Plover Point a Tapkaluk Islands Jamesway Huts (Abandoned) Kangik (Abandoned) r Point Barrow k P Avalik River U a k !. Takrak Lake t !. Ketik River 21N i er u iv l e Adrigigon Creek TESHEKPUKR nc U 10W ik E ra s NU tuv nt 22N s Oyagaruk Creek igis ak Brant Point E a 19N Ikmakrak Lake Elson Lagoon k P Kigakrak Cooper14W IslandMartin Island O a k 5W u a !. k r u Igalik Island p Esook Trading Post (Abandoned) C Tekegakrok Point k r Atqasuk i B u a l Kulgurak Island e a h i Omikmuktusuk River !. k Plover Islands g !. a e Scott Point Pogik Point i k i u S Tulimanik IslandReindeer Service USDI Cabins (Abandoned) k s f t p E n Cameron Point or U Avak BayRoss Point Ikiak e a !. a p HARRISON BAY e HARRISON Naval Arctic Research Laboratory TulageakKachiksuk PointChristie Bluffs Point Napanik Creek Pitt Point !. r k Thetis Island !. West Twin Lake S R Browerville R BARROW C Cape Halkett U U 22N !. i i Tangent Point v k v Avalitkok Creek s !. e Pogik Bay e a u Barrow 17W 19N r r k k u t 8W S K u Kokruagarok k !. m Ikroavik Lake i Dease Inlet t R h Emaiksoun Lake i U v Reindeer Lake R e Avatanak Bight r 22N Kolovik (abandoned) i 71° Black Head Sinclair LakeU ve U 20W TESHEKPUK r Avak Creek Kurgorak Bay 19N Cape Simpson McLeod Point 16N 11W 2W Okalik Lake Harrison Bay Drew Point Naluakruk Lake k U Smith Bay e Lake Tusikvoak e Kimouksik Lake r Tiny Island 13N U C r Delta U T 5E ive Eskimo Islands o R a e 16N k Atigaru Point p ill W 19N ro a lv Will Rogers and Wiley Post Memoriala 5W ik g o la Sungovoak, Lake Point Poleakoon P Saktuina Point Tolaktovut Point C 14W K o k BARROW !. p U Anakruak o r a MEADE RIVER u w Wright Point k S R McTavish Point l Sukok Lake 19N a a Imakruak Lake R i k k v U 17W Oarlock Island U i o e C v r U s o e Evrulivik Lake r u e 13N r n k amayay e T t a r 16N N a k Anajuk Point e k u e C 2E ch n v k M i e h TESHEKPUK 8W li i U Ekalgruak Lake Admiralty Bay R g a lu r Sisgravik Lake R k C han n v e k C K e i n Nulavik 19N v n a !. u v i e a c s Pisiksagiavik Creek h e l c DISCLAIMER a e l h h R i r a emach 20W u P Ri R r BARROW r a n Thisve atlas is a graphicaliv representation of digital data from multiple sources. Not In U e Alaktak U ne r er C v U U l Kilusiktok Lake h i M all features indicated on this map have been constructed or physically located. 17N i !. 16N igua 13N R k p iak 14N 14W p R k 11W River 2W This atlas is a reference document only and is not intended to be used for iv a 5W MEADE RIVER e t Teshekpuk Lake navigation. The State of Alaska Makes no expressed or implied warranties with r k Oil Lake ver a 71° i l respect to the character, function, accuracy, or capabilities of this product or its Tractor Lake R U A U u ver appropriateness for any user's purposes. In no event will the State of Alaska be ar 17N Singiluk Ri 10N n r !. k k I e u e liable for any incidental, indirect, special, consequential, or other damages v 17W r e i go r Nuiqsut !. 5E k K a C a ree R 156° 154° 71° Paddle Lake p 152° suffered by the user or any other person or entity from use of this atlas. ikl vik C e o N e T y a Skull Cliff d l d a o Citellus Lake u e J k eek r r LOCATION M C §[ C e ish re v F r ek i e v R i k I 146° 144° i s 142° R kp ali h K u r k k MEADE RIVER MEADE e t v 1 2 u a i p k k R i h p Cross71° Island U C c 3 k o I r e u t A B 13N Canada e k u Bartlett Island l r Alaska 17E b e BARTER ISLAND iv $ iver k R U E e R ali ad Oum e k or e RIDGE LOOKOUT C D M f t U TESHEKPUK O eau Se e a r Narwhal Island k B p 10N C T k i o e k lo c p 34E n s a Pik Dunes Jeanette Island a a ak e tr 70° R g n McClure Islands e i K E nc v o Jago Spit Inicok Cr a e r k U eek Karluk Island tr r u a n k r e u 9N DEMARCATION POINT E c R a t Pole Island n iv Kaktovik k r ra er Bernard Spit p 36E o t a p Belvedere Island nce n Elupak (Site) Subject information is not present or is duplicated in Anxiety Point tra E U r !. 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