The Island

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

The Island

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The Island is the first known ARK

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Location

Map

The Island

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

Regions of the The Island The_Island_Topographic_Map.jpg

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

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
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  Dead Island

East

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  Eastern Plains
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  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
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  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
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  Writhing Swamps

Approximate Spawn Locations

Map created by Felski

Data Maps

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  Strategic Resources
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  Exploring the map
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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

Notes

• On Xbox since v757: If you would like to play The Center map without advancing through The Island, launch the Island and then open the command menu. Type in cheat playercommand Ascend2. Once finished you'll be able to load The Center as normal.
• On PS4 since v510: If you would like to play The Center map without advancing through The Island ascension, launch the Island and then open the command menu. Type in cheat playercommand Ascend1. Once finished you'll be able to load The Center as normal.