Category:Map and Navigation

Can You See The Marker?
18 January 2024

An Orienteering Day

A Navigation Day 18 January 2024 I had wanted to check the permanent orienteering courses in Canberra for a while: today was the day!...

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Canyon Walls And Ferns
6 January 2024

Suboir Canyon

Suboir Canyon 6 January 2024 This creek was first visited by the Sydney University Bushwalkers (SUBW) on 30 March 1962 and became known as...

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Nice Pagoda
6 October 2023

Confusing Creek

CONFUSING CREEK 6 October 2023 We wanted to explore the area south of Dry Canyon but when we arrived at the gate, we became...

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Transverse Mercator Projection With Central Meridian Of 150 Degrees (Geoscience Australia)
22 May 2023

MGA NORTH

MGA NORTH 22 May 2022 MGA NORTH I came across this term last week when someone mentioned MGA North during an instructor training course....

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Transverse Mercator Projection With Central Meridian Of 150 Degrees (Geoscience Australia)
20 April 2023

SHOULD I USE THE DECLINATION ADJUSTMENT ON MY COMPASS?

SHOULD I USE THE DECLINATION ADJUSTMENT ON MY COMPASS? 20 April 2023 High-end compasses have an adjustable declination correction: once set to the local...

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1 October 2022

Elevation Difference snd Elevation Gain

ELEVATION DIFFERENCE AND ELEVATION GAIN 1 October 2022 The difference between an easy or difficult bushwalk! SOME DEFINITIONS TOTAL DISTANCE This is the distance...

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