Ooldea H5212 — AUSTopo 1:250,000 Topographic Map (2025)

Historic desert outpost, limestone plains, and Great Victoria Desert margins—mapped with authority and regional scale

Covering Ooldea and the surrounding western South Australian interior, this AUSTopo 1:250,000 sheet delivers a clear, authoritative regional overview of classic arid country where history, culture, and geography intersect. From the limestone plains of the Nullarbor fringe to the sandplain and dune systems edging the Great Victoria Desert, the map captures a landscape shaped by water scarcity, long-distance travel, and deep cultural significance.

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 management, emergency coordination, and serious outback navigation.

🧭 Why this map stands out

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

• True desert-to-plain perspective — limestone country, sandplains, and access routes in one coherent view

• Professional-grade cartography — relied on by emergency services, researchers, 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 low-relief plains and desert margins

• Claypans, soaks, creeks, and arid hydrology

• Rail corridors, tracks, roads, and historic routes

• 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: Ooldea H5212

• 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, or framed regional reference.

• 💧 DuPont™ Tyvek® (waterproof & tear-proof) — foldable, lightweight, and exceptionally durable for desert travel and repeated handling.

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

🎯 Who it’s for

• Emergency services & remote-area coordinators

• Environmental, cultural & land-use managers

• Infrastructure and transport planners

• Educators and students

• Nullarbor & Great Victoria Desert 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 explore the Ooldea region with confidence. Choose your finish and add this essential 2025 AUSTopo map to your kit today.