A R C T I C O C E A N

Teshekpuk L.

Colville R, Mackenzie R.

Noatak R.

Koyukuk R.

Yukon R.

B e r i n g S e a

NortonSound

KotzebueSound

B e a u f o r tS e a

C h u k c h iS e a

LedyardBay

HarrisonBay

CamdenBay

Bering Strait

KolyuchinBay

AnadyrGulf

MackenzieBay

SmithBay Kugmallit

Bay

LiverpoolBay

PeardBay

Wrangel IslandHerald Island

St. Lawrence Island

R U S S I A

SewardPeninsul a

Chu kotk aPeninsul a

Old Crow

Inchoun R.

Mechig-menskBay

PowooiliakBay

Amgue ma R.

DemarcationBay

Cape Lisburne

CapeThompson

Icy CapeKasegalukLagoon

PointBarrow

StefanssonSound

Canning R.

Kobuk R.

Tanana R.

Yukon

R.

Yukon R.

CA

NA

DA

UN

I TE

D S

TA

TE

SU

NIT

ED S

TATE

S

RU

SSIA

C a n a d aB a s i n

HeraldShoal

HannaShoal

HopeBasin

ChirikovBasin

Long Strait

Nome

Barrow

Kotzebue

Fairbanks

Tok

Savoonga

Kivalina

Diomede

Unalakleet

Emmonak

Gambell

BrevigMission

Koyuk

ArcticVillage

Kaktovik

Nuiqsut

Atqasuk

PointHope

PointLay

Wainwright

Shishmaref

Noatak

Noorvik

AnaktuvukPass

PrudhoeBay

Deadhorse

Provideniya

Inuvik

Enmelen

Enurmino

Inchoun

UelenMechigmen

Chaplino

Ryrkaypiy

Vankarem

Tuktoyaktuk

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72°0'0"N

70°0'0"N

68°0'0"N

66°0'0"N

64°0'0"N

62°0'0"N

Arctic Marine Synthesis:Atlas of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

150 0 150 30075Miles

January 2010

This map is based on the best available data, which varies in quality across the project area. For more information ondata quality and knowledge gaps, see the introduction to the Arctic Marine Synthesis and the description of this map.

King EiderSomateria spectabilis

Seasonal Distribution

Migration (April - May)1 2 10 19

Staging Area2 10 15

Estimated Marine Use Area1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 18

Molting Area1 2 10 11

Breeding Area1 2 3 9 10 12 13 14

Concentrated Breeding Area1 14 17

Migration (June - November)1 2 10 19

Concentrated Staging Area2 10 15 16

NortonSound

Staging - Winter

Staging - Spring and Fall

Staging - Summer

Staging - Spring