One of the 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). It 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. The background bathymetric image is derived from a combination of the 2009 9 arc second bathymetric and topographic grid by GA and a grid by Smith and Sandwell, 1997.
Use Cases
- Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on depicted treaties and maritime zones
- Study bathymetric features based on the combined 2009 GA and 1997 Smith and Sandwell grid
- Map the extent of Australia's continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission approval
- Create derivative maps for regional marine planning based on the A0 portrait format PDF
Strengths
- Part of a standardized series of 27 maps providing consistent jurisdictional coverage
- Based on authoritative sources including a 2008 Commission approval and specific bathymetric grids from 2009 and 1997
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
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 15:09:32.503105; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Macquarie Island region, Australia