Darwin D5204 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Australia’s tropical capital, harbour approaches, and Top End landscapes—mapped with authority and regional clarity

Covering Darwin, Darwin Harbour, and the surrounding Top End of the Northern Territory, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet delivers a clear, authoritative regional overview of Australia’s northern gateway. From urban infrastructure and port facilities to mangrove-lined coasts, wetlands, and inland savanna, it provides essential big-picture context for planning, emergency management, and professional field 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, coastal and land management, emergency coordination, and serious navigation in tropical environments.

🧭 Why this map stands out

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

• True city-to-coast perspective — urban areas, harbours, 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 coastal plains and hinterland

• Darwin Harbour, rivers, mangroves, and tidal flats

• Major roads, port infrastructure, airfields, and place names

• Urban areas, vegetation patterns, and administrative boundaries

• Clear grid overlays for accurate positioning and regional planning

📐 Map details at a glance

• Scale: 1:250,000

• Series: AUSTopo — Australian Digital Topographic Map Series

• Coverage: Darwin D5204

• 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, flood zones, or planning areas with whiteboard markers or apply map dots, then wipe clean.

🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services & disaster-response planners

• Coastal, port & infrastructure managers

• Environmental & land-use professionals

• Educators, students & researchers

• Top End travellers and 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 operate across the Darwin region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.