How are Australian topographic maps named?
Topographic maps published in Australia are named by the regional mapping centre responsible for the production or revision of maps within the State assigned to their region. The name selected should identify the area mapped, so the most well known and centrally located feature on the map is chosen. The name assigned to the map may also be scale dependent, that is, the smaller the scale, the larger the area shown, and therefore, the more potentially named features available to satisfy the procedure for selecting the name. Generally, the map is named for the most centrally located, and well-known or largest community shown and named on the map. Even though centrality is important, the community for which the map is named may not be centrally located because the largest, most well known community may not be centrally located. Also, it is important that the community be, to the extent possible, wholly located within the map. If there are no communities on the map or they are very rural, s
