Port Hedland Special SF50-04 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

A world-scale bulk port, iron-ore transport corridors, and expansive Pilbara coastline—mapped with authority around Port Hedland

Covering Port Hedland, South Hedland, the De Grey River district, Bedout Island, and the surrounding north-eastern Pilbara coast, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 special sheet provides a clear, authoritative regional overview of one of Australia’s most strategically important industrial and export landscapes. From the harbour, port terminals, urban areas, and vast railway approaches to tidal flats, mangrove-lined creeks, coastal islands, pastoral stations, and remote inland tracks, it is designed for professionals and experienced travellers who need dependable big-area context.

The sheet brings together port and industrial infrastructure, heavy-haul railways, the Great Northern Highway, regional roads, station tracks, river crossings, drainage systems, coastline, terrain, vegetation patterns, and named natural features in one coherent view—valuable for transport and logistics, engineering projects, emergency coordination, environmental work, land management, and remote-area 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, infrastructure 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-sheet coverage — port infrastructure, coastal waters, offshore islands, river systems, and inland access corridors presented in one practical regional view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, engineers, logistics teams, 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

• Port Hedland and South Hedland urban areas, harbour precincts, industrial estates, and major port infrastructure

• Heavy-haul iron-ore railways, terminal approaches, Great Northern Highway, regional roads, and remote access tracks

• Finucane Island, Nelson Point, Boodarie, the De Grey district, and surrounding pastoral and industrial localities

• De Grey River, coastal creeks, tidal flats, mangroves, floodplains, pools, and seasonal drainage systems

• Bedout Island, coastal islands, offshore features, vegetation patterns, boundaries, and clear grid overlays for accurate regional positioning

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: Port Hedland Special SF50-04

• 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

• Port, transport, rail, and logistics professionals

• Mining operators, engineers, contractors, and infrastructure planners

• Emergency services and regional operations coordinators

• Surveyors, environmental consultants, and land managers

• Government agencies, educators, and researchers

• Four-wheel-drive travellers and experienced 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 port, follow the transport corridors, and navigate the Port Hedland region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo special sheet to your kit today.