Esperance Special SI51-06 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Granite peaks, brilliant southern beaches, and the island-studded waters of the Recherche—mapped from Esperance to Cape Le Grand

Covering Esperance, Cape Le Grand National Park, and the western Recherche Archipelago, this special-format AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet presents one of Western Australia’s most distinctive coastal landscapes in a clear regional view. The map brings together the Esperance townsite and surrounding agricultural country with coastal lakes, sweeping beaches, granite headlands, national park terrain, and a remarkable scatter of offshore islands and reefs.

From the bays and peaks of Cape Le Grand to Woody Island, Esperance Bay, coastal reserves, and the transport corridors leading inland, the sheet provides valuable context across Wudjari Country. It is designed for regional planning, environmental and land management, emergency coordination, education, expedition preparation, and travellers exploring the far south coast of Western Australia.

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, operational briefings, land management, and serious travel preparation.

Explore neighbouring sheets and confirm coverage using 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 coastal coverage — a non-standard sheet designed to present Esperance and its island-rich coastal setting in one practical view

• Town-to-wilderness perspective — urban, agricultural, national park, coastal, and offshore landscapes shown together

• Professional-grade cartography — suited to emergency services, environmental teams, engineers, land managers, and regional planners

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

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

🗺️ What you’ll see

• Esperance, surrounding settlements, roads, rail infrastructure, and regional access routes

• Cape Le Grand National Park, Frenchman Peak, Mount Le Grand, and adjoining coastal terrain

• Esperance Bay and islands of the western Recherche Archipelago, including Woody Island

• Granite headlands, sweeping beaches, bays, reefs, and intricate coastal features

• Lakes, wetlands, creeks, drainage systems, vegetation patterns, and agricultural areas

• Contours, spot elevations, place names, boundaries, and clear grid overlays for accurate positioning

Important: This is a regional topographic map, not a nautical chart. It must not be used as the sole source for marine navigation. Always carry current official nautical charts and confirm park alerts, road and track conditions, weather, coastal hazards, access requirements, and local advice before travelling.

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: Esperance Special SI51-06

• Map currency: 2025

• Coordinates: Geographical & MGA

• Datum: GDA2020, AHD

• Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

• Sheet size: 800 mm (W) × 750 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

• Emergency services and regional coordinators

• Environmental, coastal, agricultural, and land-use managers

• Engineers, infrastructure teams, and operational planners

• Wudjari organisations, Traditional Owners, rangers, and cultural heritage teams

• Educators, researchers, historians, and map collectors

• Bushwalkers, four-wheel-drive travellers, and Esperance 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 Esperance region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo special map to your kit today.