Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Cocos and Christmas Islands

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, along with treaties and various maritime zones. It is produced by the Australian Ocean Data Network, with a background bathymetric image derived from 2009 and 1997 grids.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary claims based on depicted treaties and zones
• Study continental shelf extents based on the 2008 CLCS approval
• Incorporate bathymetric data for regional oceanographic modeling based on the described background grid

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps
• Background bathymetry combines data from 2009 (GA) and 1997 (Smith and Sandwell) sources
• Depicts multiple legal and geographic features: continental shelf, treaties, and maritime zones

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official legal documents and bathymetric surveys.

Time Range

Map reflects boundaries approved in April 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 21:30:17.924895; freshness should be verified

Geography

Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island regions.