Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Cocos and Christmas Islands

Geoscience Australia Data provides a thematic map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction around the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island. This A0-sized PDF is one of 27 constituent maps in the national Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, showing the extended continental shelf approved in 2008, treaties, and various maritime zones.

Use Cases

• Analyze the extent of the Continental Shelf boundary for legal or policy research.
• Use the Bathymetry background layer for marine spatial planning and habitat modeling.
• Reference the depicted Marine Jurisdiction zones for maritime boundary verification and dispute resolution.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized national map series comprising 27 constituent maps.
• Integrates bathymetric data from the 2009 9 arc second grid and Smith and Sandwell, 1997.
• Depicts legally significant features including the Continental Shelf approved by the CLCS in April 2008.

Limitations

• Data is static and presented only as a PDF map, not as machine-readable geospatial vectors or tabular data.
• The map's creation date is not specified, potentially making the jurisdictional boundaries stale relative to current treaties.
• No underlying attribute columns or sample data are available for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation for the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789).

Time Range

Continental shelf boundaries reflect Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf approval in April 2008.

Freshness

Metadata record last updated March 2026; map publication date unknown.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction around Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island.