{"product_id":"rason-sh51-03-austopo-1-250-000-map","title":"Rason SH51-03 AUSTopo 1:250,000 Map","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRason SH51-03 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLake Rason, protected desert wilderness, and remote expedition country—mapped across the heart of the Great Victoria Desert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovering \u003cstrong\u003eLake Rason and the surrounding Great Victoria Desert interior\u003c\/strong\u003e, this \u003cstrong\u003eAUSTopo 1:250,000\u003c\/strong\u003e sheet presents an authoritative regional view of one of Western Australia’s most isolated landscapes. The intermittent saline lake forms a striking focal point within a broader terrain of red sand ridges, spinifex and mallee plains, stony ground, claypans, rocky ranges, and scarce natural water sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMuch of the area is associated with the \u003cstrong\u003ePlumridge Lakes Nature Reserve\u003c\/strong\u003e, an important protected landscape reached by lightly formed desert routes such as Rason Lake Road. From the Lake Rason system and Doctor Hicks Range to remote tracks, rockholes, drainage features, and vegetation patterns, the map provides essential big-area context for conservation operations, field research, emergency planning, and properly equipped desert expeditions.\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—ideal for regional planning, land management, emergency coordination, and serious remote-area navigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeed to confirm adjoining sheets or wider coverage? Explore 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\u003eLake-and-desert perspective\u003c\/strong\u003e — Lake Rason, sand-ridge country, rocky ranges, and remote tracks presented in one coherent regional view\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant conservation coverage\u003c\/strong\u003e — valuable context across the Plumridge Lakes Nature Reserve landscape\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, surveyors, and land managers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDual coordinate systems\u003c\/strong\u003e — supports smooth transitions 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\u003eLake Rason and associated intermittent saline lakes, claypans, and drainage features\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContours and spot elevations across the Doctor Hicks Range, sand ridges, rocky rises, and stony plains\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRason Lake Road, remote desert tracks, access routes, and isolated infrastructure\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRockholes, soaks, creeks, and other scarce or seasonal water features\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpinifex, mallee, woodland, and shrubland vegetation patterns\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlumridge Lakes Nature Reserve and administrative boundaries where mapped\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClear grid overlays for accurate positioning and large-area planning\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 Rason \u003cstrong\u003eSH51-03\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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