Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map with Extended Continental Shelf

One of 27 maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008, with a background derived from 2009 bathymetric and topographic grids and NASA's Blue Marble imagery. It is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network as an A0-sized PDF.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries for legal and policy reference based on the depicted jurisdiction.
• Analyzing continental shelf extents for geological studies based on the approved 2008 limits.
• Using bathymetric background for oceanographic context based on the combined 2009 and 1997 grids.

Strengths

• Part of a defined 27-map series (GeoCat 71789), providing a structured collection.
• Based on authoritative sources, including a 2008 Commission approval and specific bathymetric grids from 2009 and 1997.
• Includes high-resolution background imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from combined bathymetric and topographic grids and satellite imagery.

Time Range

Based on data from 1997, 2008, and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:26:04.489444; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime jurisdiction around the Australian continent.