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One of the titles in a series of hiking and leisure maps published by New Zealand’s Dept. of Conservation, the body responsible for managing the country’s 14 national parks and several of its forests and other protected areas. Scales and cartography vary according to the area covered. Most titles are based on the 1:50,000 topographic survey, with contours and relief shading, and highlight tramping paths and huts maintained by DOC. On the reverse there are notes describing the areas and various routes, etc.
In this title: contours at 40m intervals with relief shading, plus colours and graphics indicating the type of terrain and vegetation. Overprint shows walking and tramping tracks, including the whole of the 53.5km long Milford Track. Symbols highlight campsites plus public and private huts, places of interest, etc. The map has a New Zealand Map Grid and latitude/longitude margin ticks at 5’. An enlargement shows the southern tip of Milford Sound at 1:30,000. Also included are an index of localities and geographical features, a profile of and notes about the Milford Track, and on the reverse extensive notes on the area, including the marine life of Milford Sound.
