Shark Bay Special Topographic Map

Created 21/12/2025

Updated 21/12/2025

The map covers an area of 1.6 degrees longitude by 2.17 degrees latitude or about 160 kilometres from east to west and about 238 kilometres from north to south. This map contains natural and constructed features including road infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and administrative boundaries for the Francois Peron National Park and Shark Bay Marine Park, both inclusive of a World Heritage Area. The reverse side of the map depicts the same area using a satellite image with an overlay of major roads, tourism features and facilities as well as insets featuring the towns of Carnarvon and Denham. The topographic map and data index shows coverage of the sheets. Product Specifications: Coverage: The series covers the whole of Australia with 513 maps. Currency: Ranges from 1995 to 2009. 95% of maps have a reliability date of 1994 or later. Coordinates: Geographical and either AMG or MGA (post-1993) Datum: AGD66, GDA94, AHD. Projection: Universal Traverse Mercator (UTM) Forward Program: Selected maps under revision.

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Field Value
Title Shark Bay Special Topographic Map
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0f98975f-df98-4972-9551-aa4547ec4f6b
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
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        112.8833,
        -26.75
      ],
      [
        114.5,
        -26.75
      ],
      [
        114.5,
        -24.5833
      ],
      [
        112.8833,
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      ],
      [
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      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Shark Bay Special Topographic Map". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/shark-bay-special-topographic-map1