Katherine D5309 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Tropical rivers, sandstone gorges, and the Top End’s inland hub—mapped with authority and regional clarity

Covering Katherine and the surrounding northern Northern Territory interior, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet delivers a clear, authoritative regional overview of one of the Top End’s most important centres. From the Katherine River and the spectacular gorges of Nitmiluk National Park to highways, pastoral country, and regional infrastructure, it’s designed for professionals and experienced travellers who need dependable big-area context in wet–dry tropical environments.

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, emergency coordination, land management, and remote-area navigation.

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🧭 Why this map stands out

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

• True river-to-savanna perspective — gorges, floodplains, plains, and access routes in one coherent view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, engineers, and land managers

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

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

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🗺️ What you’ll see

• Contours and spot elevations across sandstone country and savanna plains

• Rivers, gorges, creeks, floodplains, and seasonal hydrology

• Highways, roads, station tracks, airstrips, and place names

• Vegetation patterns and administrative / land-use boundaries

• Clear grid overlays for accurate positioning and regional planning

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📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: Katherine D5309

• Map currency: 2025

• Coordinates: Geographical & MGA

• Datum: GDA2020, AHD

• Projection: Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

• Sheet size: 800 mm (W) × 500 mm (H)

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🎨 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, or framed regional reference.

• 💧 DuPont™ Tyvek® (waterproof & tear-proof) — foldable, lightweight, and exceptionally durable for tropical fieldwork and wet-season conditions.

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

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🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services & regional coordinators

• Environmental, water & land-use managers

• Engineers and infrastructure planners

• Educators and students

• Top End travellers and expedition planners

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🇦🇺 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 Katherine region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.