Airport Tract Boundary Fence

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This had folks stumped for a while. It is not a road or channel - it is an earthen boundary/tract to indicate the airport property, lined with a snow fence to keep blowing snow off the runway.

See imagery for Wales available here: (requires plug-in)
www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/profiles/profile-maps.htm

See picture of snow fence here:
www.kawerak.org/ledps/wales.pdf
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Coordinates:   65°37'44"N   168°4'58"W

Comments

  • Interesting. the SE portion of it is a bit clearer when zooming in. It almost looks like a rail line. Zoom out a bit, and you can see the land surrounding the entire stretch is a bit different. Very odd - it doesn't go anywhere on either side.
  • Got it. Its a boundary marker for the airport. see annotated imagery here: http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/profiles/profile-maps.htm
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