Dixon Range E5206 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Rocky desert ranges, sandy plains, and the wild heart of the Tanami—mapped with authority and continental scale

Covering the Dixon Range and surrounding central Tanami Desert of the Northern Territory, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet delivers a clear, authoritative regional overview of rugged country where low rocky ranges rise from vast red sandplains. From subtle uplands and dry creek systems to station tracks, airstrips, and remote access routes, 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, geological and environmental management, emergency coordination, and professional field use.

🧭 Why this map stands out

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

• True range-to-desert perspective — uplands, basins, and access routes shown in one coherent view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, geologists, 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 the Dixon Range and surrounding plains

• Creeks, claypans, dunes, and arid hydrology

• Roads, station tracks, airstrips, and place names

• Vegetation patterns and administrative / land-use boundaries

• 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: Dixon Range E5206

• 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 desert reference.

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

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

🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services & remote-area coordinators

• Geological, environmental & land-use managers

• Engineers and infrastructure planners

• Educators, students & researchers

• Tanami Desert and Central Australian 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 Dixon Range region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.