Tiwi Islands Special C5216 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Bathurst & Melville Islands, tropical coastlines, and Tiwi Country—mapped with authority and island-scale clarity

Covering the Tiwi Islands north of Darwin, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 special sheet delivers a clear, authoritative regional overview of Bathurst Island and Melville Island and their surrounding seas. From mangrove-lined shores and sandy beaches to inland forests, wetlands, and community access routes, it provides essential big-picture context for planning, land management, marine operations, and respectful exploration of Tiwi Country.

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, coastal management, emergency coordination, and professional field use across island environments.

🧭 Why this map stands out

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

• True island-to-sea perspective — coastlines, wetlands, and access routes shown in one coherent view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, planners, 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

• Contours and spot elevations across island interiors

• Rivers, swamps, wetlands, and tropical hydrology

• Roads, tracks, airstrips, and community locations

• Coastlines, reefs, and maritime features

• Clear grid overlays for accurate positioning and large-area planning

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: Tiwi Islands Special C5216

• Map currency: 2025

• Coordinates: Geographical & MGA

• Datum: GDA2020, AHD

• Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

• Sheet size: 800 mm (W) × 500 mm (H)

🎨 Field-ready print options

All finishes are printed in Australia using high-resolution colour for crisp linework and dependable legibility.

• 📄 Paper (standard) — ideal for planning tables, offices, classrooms, or framed coastal reference.

• 💧 DuPont™ Tyvek® (waterproof & tear-proof) — foldable, lightweight, and exceptionally durable for tropical and marine environments.

• 🔒 Laminated (write-on / wipe-off) — true encapsulation; annotate routes, coastal zones, or planning areas with whiteboard markers or apply map dots, then wipe clean.

🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services & regional coordinators

• Indigenous land & sea managers

• Environmental & coastal planners

• Educators, students & researchers

• Top End and Tiwi Islands travellers & 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 Tiwi Islands with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.