Lansdowne E5205 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Salt lakes, desert plains, and the remote Tanami interior—mapped with authority and continental scale

Covering Lansdowne and the central Tanami Desert of the Northern Territory, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet delivers a clear, authoritative regional overview of classic arid country shaped by salt lakes, claypans, red sandplains, and subtle uplands. From long-distance desert tracks and Aboriginal lands to isolated airstrips and ancient drainage systems, it provides essential big-picture context for exploration, land management, and serious outback operations.

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, environmental and cultural land management, emergency coordination, and professional field use.

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🧭 Why this map stands out

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

• True lake-to-dune perspective — salt pans, sandplains, and access routes shown in one coherent view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, rangers, 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 dunes, plains, and low uplands

• Salt lakes, claypans, creeks, and arid hydrology

• 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: Lansdowne E5205

• 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, classrooms, or framed desert reference.

• 💧 DuPont™ Tyvek® (waterproof & tear-proof) — foldable, lightweight, and exceptionally durable for harsh desert and wind-exposed environments.

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

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🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services & remote-area coordinators

• Indigenous land councils & ranger groups

• Environmental & land-use managers

• Educators, students & researchers

• Tanami Desert and Central Australian 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, manage, and explore the Lansdowne region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.