Dampier Special SF50-02 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Pilbara islands, ancient cultural landscapes, and nationally significant industrial corridors—mapped with authority from Barrow Island to Karratha

Covering Barrow Island, the Montebello Islands, the Dampier Archipelago, Murujuga/Burrup Peninsula, Dampier, Karratha, and the adjoining Pilbara mainland, this special-format AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet provides a clear, authoritative regional overview of one of Australia’s most distinctive coastal and industrial landscapes. From rugged island groups, tidal coastlines, and ancient rock-art country to ports, processing facilities, transport corridors, and regional communities, it is designed for professionals and experienced travellers who need dependable big-area context.

The sheet extends beyond the standard map boundary to bring the offshore islands and mainland infrastructure into one coherent view. Coastlines, islands, hills, towns, roads, railways, industrial areas, conservation reserves, contours, vegetation patterns, and administrative boundaries are shown together—valuable for emergency coordination, environmental management, heritage planning, resource operations, logistics, infrastructure work, research, and regional navigation.

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, land management, emergency coordination, and serious navigation.

Explore adjoining sheets and national coverage with the official AUSTopo 1:250,000 map index.

🧭 Why this map stands out

• Updated mapping (2025) — aligned to modern Australian datums for confident, current use

• Special extended coverage — offshore islands, the Dampier Archipelago, Burrup Peninsula, and Karratha shown in one coherent regional view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, resource teams, engineers, and land managers

• Dual coordinate systems — seamless transition between office planning and field navigation

• Printed in Australia — precision output, locally finished and quality-checked

🗺️ What you’ll see

• Detailed coastlines, islands, bays, tidal flats, rocky hills, headlands, and mainland terrain

• Barrow Island, the Montebello Islands, Dampier Archipelago, Murujuga/Burrup Peninsula, Dampier, and Karratha

• Murujuga National Park, island conservation areas, significant cultural landscapes, and prominent natural landmarks

• North West Coastal Highway connections, local roads, industrial railways, port infrastructure, pipelines, access tracks, and airfields

• Industrial precincts, coastal waterways, vegetation patterns, contours, administrative boundaries, and clear grid overlays for accurate positioning

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: Dampier Special SF50-02

• Map currency: 2025

• Coordinates: Geographical & MGA

• Datum: GDA2020, AHD

• Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

• Sheet size: 800 mm (W) × 500 mm (H)

💧 Field-Ready Options for Rugged Use

Choose the format that best suits your intended use—from lightweight trip planning to demanding all-weather fieldwork.

✅ Standard Paper

• Printed on 100 gsm FSC® coated paper

• Produces crisp, clear text and finely defined map symbols

• Lightweight and convenient for general reference or protected field use

• An economical choice for trip planning, research and office applications

✅ Waterproof and Tearproof Tyvek®

• Made from genuine DuPont™ Tyvek®, an advanced synthetic material composed of pure polyethylene fibres

• Waterproof, tear-resistant, foldable and extremely lightweight

• Printed using HP pigment-based inks for a permanent waterproof finish

• Suitable for backpacks, vehicles and exposed field conditions

• Ideal for bushwalkers, emergency personnel and outdoor professionals

• Provides exceptional durability without the weight and bulk of lamination

✅ Laminated

• Fully encapsulated between two 80-micron gloss laminate sheets

• Highly resistant to water, stains, smudges and tearing

• Draw on the surface with whiteboard markers for route planning or instruction

• Use Mark-It-Dots to identify campsites, hazards, access points or other locations without marking the map permanently

• Wipeable and reusable

• Ideal for offices, classrooms, operations centres and repeated field reference

🎯 Who it’s for

• Mining, energy, port, rail, and logistics teams

• Emergency services and regional operations coordinators

• Environmental, conservation, heritage, and land-management professionals

• Engineers, surveyors, and infrastructure planners

• Government agencies, educators, and researchers

• Pilbara travellers, island visitors, and 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.

Understand the islands, trace the industrial corridors, and navigate the Dampier region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.