Whether you're exploring new coastline or cruising your favorite bay, BlueChart Americas v8.5 contains the most detailed marine cartography around. These electronic nautical maps give you peace of mind when navigating offshore.

Our version 8.5 CD-ROM includes coverage for several offshore regions — select one of these regions to view and download charts with this purchase. See the product compatibility table (right) for a list of products that Garmin recommends with this software.

• Version 8.5
• New! Now with bathymetric detail for Alaska
• Includes Canadian port services; Inland River detail card
• Includes Wavey line data for the Turks and Caicos Islands in addition to data from Explorer Charts for the Bahamas
• Bathymetric data for East Coast and Gulf of Mexico
• Updated coverage of U.S., Canada, Caribbean and South America
• Port services including marina names, addresses, telephone, and types of services provided
• Chart-specific information, including chart name, number, scale, revision date, latest Notice to Mariners date
• Trip and waypoint management function lets you transfer waypoints, routes and tracks between your GPS and your PC
• Faithful representation of published official paper charts
• Object-oriented cartography
• Shaded depth contours
• Intertidal zones
• Spot soundings
• Port plans
• Navaids with view range and coverage
• Tides, wrecks, restricted areas and anchorages