Slide 3 The 1 - 50,000 Canadian topographical maps produced by the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources show topographical information, are drawn at a good scale for navigation, and contain the UTM Grid, as well as latitude and longitude information.

With a little practice, it's easy to correlate a postion on the map with a reading from your GPS receiver.

Unfortunately, the topo maps don't show where the portages are, and they're not waterproof.

 

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