Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Macquarie Island, A0 Portrait Format

A geospatial map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction zones around Macquarie Island. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789) and includes the extended continental shelf approved in 2008, treaties, and bathymetric background. The map is produced by Geoscience Australia and was last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime legal boundaries based on depicted jurisdiction zones and treaties.
• Study seabed topography based on the combined bathymetric background grid.
• Reference the approved 2008 continental shelf limits for legal or research purposes.
• Produce derivative cartographic materials based on the Lambert Conformal Conic projection.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps, providing consistent context.
• Incorporates authoritative legal boundaries, including the 2008-approved continental shelf.
• Background bathymetry is derived from a combination of two specific source grids.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in PDF and HTML formats, limiting computational analysis.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data structure is unknown.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation based on legal treaties and bathymetric surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:49:15.529246; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime jurisdiction zones around Macquarie Island, Australia.