Tiwi Islands Special C5216 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)
Bathurst & Melville Islands, tropical coastlines, and Tiwi Country—mapped with authority and island-scale clarity
Covering the Tiwi Islands north of Darwin, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 special sheet delivers a clear, authoritative regional overview of Bathurst Island and Melville Island and their surrounding seas. From mangrove-lined shores and sandy beaches to inland forests, wetlands, and community access routes, it provides essential big-picture context for planning, land management, marine operations, and respectful exploration of Tiwi Country.
At 1:250,000 scale (1 cm = 2.5 km), this is the largest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire Australian continent—ideal for regional planning, coastal management, emergency coordination, and professional field use across island environments.
🧭 Why this map stands out
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Updated mapping (2025) — aligned to modern Australian datums for confident, current use
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True island-to-sea perspective — coastlines, wetlands, and access routes shown in one coherent view
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Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, planners, and land managers
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Dual coordinate systems — seamless transition between office planning and field navigation
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Printed in Australia — precision output, locally finished and quality-checked
🗺️ What you’ll see
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Contours and spot elevations across island interiors
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Rivers, swamps, wetlands, and tropical hydrology
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Roads, tracks, airstrips, and community locations
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Coastlines, reefs, and maritime features
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Clear grid overlays for accurate positioning and large-area planning
📐 Map details at a glance
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Scale: 1:250,000
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Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series
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Coverage: Tiwi Islands Special C5216
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Map currency: 2025
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Coordinates: Geographical & MGA
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Datum: GDA2020, AHD
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Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
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Sheet size: 800 mm (W) × 500 mm (H)
🎨 Field-ready print options
All finishes are printed in Australia using high-resolution colour for crisp linework and dependable legibility.
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📄 Paper (standard) — ideal for planning tables, offices, classrooms, or framed coastal reference.
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💧 DuPont™ Tyvek® (waterproof & tear-proof) — foldable, lightweight, and exceptionally durable for tropical and marine environments.
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🔒 Laminated (write-on / wipe-off) — true encapsulation; annotate routes, coastal zones, or planning areas with whiteboard markers or apply map dots, then wipe clean.
🎯 Who it’s for
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Emergency services & regional coordinators
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Indigenous land & sea managers
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Environmental & coastal planners
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Educators, students & researchers
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Top End and Tiwi Islands travellers & expedition planners
🇦🇺 Our commitment
Every AUSTopo map we supply is printed and finished in Australia, colour-managed for accuracy, hand-checked, and packed with care—so it arrives ready for real-world use.
Plan, brief, and explore the Tiwi Islands with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.