Queensland Hema

Product Description

Queensland at 1:2, 500, 000 in a series of road maps from Hema covering Australia’s states. On the reverse four map panels provide more detailed coverage, plus a table of facilities in the national parks & a list of contact details for visitor information centres. On one side is an indexed road map of the whole state, accompanied by an index & a distance table. Road network from main highways, shown with their names in addition to numbers, to minor roads & 4WD tracks indicates unsealed routes & rough tracks. Driving distances are marked on main & many smaller local roads. Railway lines & local airports or airstrips are included. Symbols highlight roadside rest areas, 24h fuels supplies, as well as campsites & caravan parks, places of interest, visitor information centres, etc. Colouring indicates national parks & other protected areas including marine parks, Aboriginal lands & restricted entry zones. Topography is shown by relief shading with plenty of names of mountain ranges, etc, & in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area numerous reefs are named. The map has a latitude/longitude grid at intervals of 2º. On the reverse four panels provide additional more detailed mapping of Queensland’s most visited areas: a street plan of central Brisbane (the CBD) with lists of places of interest & selected accommodation; a Brisbane Throughroads map covering the city’s suburbs; a road map of south-east Queensland from the NSW border across the Gold Coast resorts & Brisbane to Trewantin & inland to Toowoomba; plus a map of Tropical North Queensland centred on Cairns & including the Great Barrier Reef Coast Marine Park. To the other titles in this series please click on the series link.