Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map with Extended Continental Shelf

One of 27 maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, this A0-sized PDF depicts the country's extended continental shelf as approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008. The map uses a background bathymetric image derived from a 2009 9 arc second grid by Geoscience Australia and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell, with land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundaries and jurisdiction based on the depicted extended continental shelf.
• Study bathymetric features using the combined background grid from Geoscience Australia and Smith and Sandwell.
• Reference official maritime claims for legal or policy research based on the 2008 Commission approval.
• Create composite maps or visualizations using the geospatial layers from this map series.

Strengths

• Based on an official 2008 approval by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
• Integrates bathymetric data from two authoritative sources: a 2009 Geoscience Australia grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.
• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps for consistent reference.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The map excludes Cocos Island, subantarctic territories, and the Australian Antarctic Territory, limiting geographic completeness.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime jurisdiction data and composite bathymetric/land imagery grids.

Time Range

The continental shelf depiction is based on the April 2008 approval; background imagery sources range from 1997 to 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 21:41:00.912125; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction around the Australian continent.