Details
Large format, paperback version of Hema’s Australia Touring Atlas, with the same content reproduced at a larger size for clarity. The road mapping is at various scales, and for each state capital there is also a city centre street map and a general map of the city and surrounding suburbs. A table lists the county's national parks and their respective visitor facilities eg camping, toilets, showers, caravan access. The road mapping is arranged by state, each covered at a variety of scales, ranging approximately between 1:270,000 and 1:3,500,000. All classes of road from freeways to minor roads and 4WD tracks are indicated, with intermediate driving distances shown on many routes, and symbols indicating outback fuel supplies and rest areas.
Other details include railways, airports, homesteads, rest areas, ranger stations, points of interest, picnic sites selected hiking trails and campgrounds. There is no graphic relief shown, but selected peaks and highland ranges are marked, and colours distinguish national parks, reserves, protected areas and aboriginal lands. Latitude and longitude lines are drawn at 30' to 2° intervals depending on the scale. Legend is in English, French, German, Italian and Dutch. The atlas is indexed for towns and also reserves, national parks etc, and several driving distance charts are included.
The city/suburb road maps show the main approach roads and through-routes, with many roads named, and the city centre street plans indicate one-way streets, notable buildings and locations, and are indexed for places of interest and hotels.
