Description

South Cape / Whiore NZ Topo50 Map

The South Cape / Whiore NZ Topo50 Map is an essential tool for detailed local navigation, regional planning, and environmental study. At a detailed scale of 1:50,000 (where 1 cm on the map represents 500 meters on the ground), these maps provide an exceptionally clear and comprehensive view of geographic features across the region. Used by a wide variety of groups, Topo50 is the official topographic map series used by New Zealand emergency services.

Key Features & Information Shown

• Detailed Terrain & Elevation: Features clear contour lines at 20-meter intervals, precise spot heights, and shaded relief to help you accurately visualize ridges, valleys, peaks, and gradients.
• Hydrographic Features: Maps out rivers, streams, lakes, swamps, glaciers, and detailed coastlines.
• Vegetation & Land Cover: Clearly distinguishes between native bush, exotic forests, scrub, orchards, and open land.
• Infrastructure & Built Environment: Displays roads (from highways to unsealed tracks), walking tracks, railway lines, buildings, fence lines, power lines, and distinct boundary markers.
• Crucial Navigation Landmarks: Highlights bridges, huts, campsites, boat ramps, and localized geographic place names.

Technical Specifications & Accuracy

To produce our Topo50 maps, we utilize world-class geodetic standards:

• The New Zealand Geodetic Datum 2000 (NZGD2000) – the coordinates of longitude and latitude.
• the New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 (NZTM2000) projection – this lets us show the curved surface of the Earth on a flat sheet of paper.

NZTopo50 Map Index

Available to order in store and online at Geographica.