Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Macquarie Island with Bathymetry

Geoscience Australia Data provides a map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction around Macquarie Island. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' and shows the extended continental shelf approved in 2008, treaties, and maritime zones. The background bathymetric image combines data from a 2009 Geoscience Australia grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on depicted treaties and zones.
• Study seabed topography based on the described bathymetric background image.
• Reference legal and geographical extents of Australia's continental shelf around Macquarie Island.
• Integrate as a base layer for regional marine spatial planning based on the jurisdictional data.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps providing consistent jurisdictional coverage.
• Background bathymetry is derived from two specific cited sources: a 2009 GA grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.
• Maritime zones are based on a defined legal framework, including a continental shelf extension approved in April 2008.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided as a static PDF/A0 map, limiting direct machine-readability and analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative applications.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic production based on legal boundaries and bathymetric surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:37:43.215795; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime jurisdiction around Macquarie Island, Australia.