Cape York Topographic Map at 1:250,000 Scale

Geoscience Australia Data provides a digital topographic map for the Cape York region as part of the AUSTopo series. The map covers an area of approximately 1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude, showing natural and constructed features like hydrography and infrastructure. It is one of 516 maps in the series, which is the largest-scale topographic coverage for the entire Australian continent.

Use Cases

• Extract hydrography and contour data for watershed modeling in the Cape York region.
• Analyze road and rail infrastructure networks for regional planning studies.
• Use vegetation and administrative boundary features for land-use classification.
• Combine map sheet information with neighboring sheets for broader spatial analysis.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 516 maps providing continent-wide coverage.
• Map scale of 1:250,000 represents the largest scale for full continental topographic coverage.
• Contains multiple feature types including infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, and 50m interval contours.

Limitations

• Data is provided as a PDF, requiring extraction for geospatial analysis.
• Map may contain information from surrounding sheets, which could complicate precise boundary analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Part of the published AUSTopo - Australian Digital Topographic Map Series.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Covers the Cape York region of Australia.