The Island

This article is about the default map. For the DLC map, see The Center.

The Island

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The Island is the first known ARK

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Location

Map

The Island

 Regions of The Island (click on a region for more details)

The Island consists of multiple climatic and geological regions. There are five larger mountains in the north and plains in the south. Three large Obelisks form a triangle on the Island.

Regions

North / Northeast

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  Northern Plains
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  Winter's Mouth
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  Frozen Tooth
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  Smuggler's Pass
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  Hidden Lake
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  The Maw
• 
  Dead Island

East

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  Eastern Plains
• 
  Eastern Forest
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  Far's Peak

West

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  Western Coast
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  Western Coast/South
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  Western Coast/North

South / Southeast

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  Southern Islets
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  South Haven
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  Drayo's Cove

Southwest

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  Southern Jungle
• 
  Cragg's Island
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  Footpaw
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  Weathertop
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  Western Approach

Northwest

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  Whitesky Peak
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  Grand Hills
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  Volcano
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  Western Plains

Central

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  Redwood Forests
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  Red Peak
• 
  Writhing Swamps

Approximate Spawn Locations

Map created by Felski

Data Maps

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  Strategic Resources
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  Beacons
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  Loot Crates

Webresources

• A zoom-able map, that has infos about the regions, is available at arkmap.org
• A zoom-able and individually personalizable map is available at ark-survival.net
• A zoom-able, mark-able map is available at ARKdb.info
• A HD map (app. 40MB, German comments) can be found here: [1]
• Map to get coordinates for setplayerpos
• A few useful maps

Gallery

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  HiRes Map texture.

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  HiRes Map Grid texture.

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  HiRes Map UI texture.

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  HiRes Map UI Grid texture.

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  empty map

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  empty map with coordinate-grid

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  Blank World Map (stitched together by yuyu)

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  A Trike head and Raptor claw, visible in the design of The Island

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  Custom Map by Kronix, edited by PiTi (a-calc.de)

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  island view from height