{"product_id":"montague-sound-special-sd51-12-austopo-1-250-000-map","title":"Montague Sound Special SD51-12 AUSTopo 1:250,000 Map","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMontague Sound Special SD51-12 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMitchell Falls, remote coastal ranges, and an island-filled Kimberley seaboard—captured in one exceptional special sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovering \u003cstrong\u003eMontague Sound, the Mitchell Plateau, and a vast section of the north-west Kimberley coast\u003c\/strong\u003e, this \u003cstrong\u003eAUSTopo 1:250,000 Special\u003c\/strong\u003e sheet provides a remarkable regional view of one of Australia’s most intricate and isolated landscapes. Sandstone plateaus, deeply cut rivers, waterfalls, mangrove-fringed inlets, rugged headlands, offshore reefs, and hundreds of islands are brought together across an extended map area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet includes \u003cstrong\u003eMitchell Falls, the Mitchell River, Mitchell Plateau, Admiralty Gulf, York Sound, Port Warrender, and Montague Sound\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its coastal coverage extends across the Bonaparte Archipelago, Maret Islands, Bigge Island, Coronation Island, Prudhoe Islands, and numerous passages, bays, and reefs—making it an outstanding reference for conservation work, expedition planning, tourism operations, heritage research, and regional coordination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e1:250,000 scale\u003c\/strong\u003e (1 cm = 2.5 km), this is the \u003cstrong\u003elargest scale at which published topographic maps cover the entire Australian continent\u003c\/strong\u003e. As a special sheet, Montague Sound provides an expanded north–south coverage area that brings the Mitchell Plateau and adjoining Kimberley coast into one coherent view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore adjoining sheets and confirm coverage using the official \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/geoscience-au.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/7820589ed6954758a9b23a9d596b76a5#\"\u003eAUSTopo 1:250,000 map index\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧭 Why this map stands out\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdated mapping (2025)\u003c\/strong\u003e — aligned to modern Australian datums for confident, current use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial extended coverage\u003c\/strong\u003e — a larger-format sheet spanning approximately 1.5 degrees of latitude\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtraordinary coastal perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e — plateau country, rivers, waterfalls, islands, inlets, and reefs shown together\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessional-grade cartography\u003c\/strong\u003e — relied on by emergency services, researchers, conservation teams, and land managers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDual coordinate systems\u003c\/strong\u003e — seamless transition between office planning and field navigation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted in Australia\u003c\/strong\u003e — precision output, locally finished and quality-checked\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🗺️ What you’ll see\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContours and spot elevations across the Mitchell Plateau, Manning Peak, coastal ranges, and sandstone escarpments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mitchell River, Lawley River, Mitchell Falls, Mertens Falls, creeks, lagoons, and seasonal drainage systems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMontague Sound, Admiralty Gulf, York Sound, Port Warrender, and adjoining bays and passages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bonaparte Archipelago, Maret Islands, Bigge Island, Coronation Island, Prudhoe Islands, reefs, and coastal landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRemote communities, airfields, access tracks, vegetation patterns, and clear positioning grids\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📐 Map details at a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScale:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1:250,000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Montague Sound Special \u003cstrong\u003eSD51-12\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMap currency:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoordinates:\u003c\/strong\u003e Geographical \u0026amp; 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