Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Macquarie Island

One of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map depicts Australia's extended continental shelf as approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008, along with treaties and various maritime zones. It is an A0-sized portrait format PDF with a background bathymetric image derived from 2009 and 1997 source grids.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundaries and jurisdiction based on the depicted treaties and maritime zones.
• Study the extent of the continental shelf based on the 2008 CLCS approval shown on the map.
• Reference bathymetric features for oceanographic modeling based on the combined GA and Smith and Sandwell grid background.

Strengths

• Part of a defined 27-map series (GeoCat 71789) providing structured context.
• Based on authoritative legal and scientific sources, including a 2008 CLCS approval.
• Background bathymetry is derived from specific, cited source grids from 2009 and 1997.

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 uses.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data.gov.au.

Collection Method

Cartographic production based on legal treaties, CLCS decisions, and bathymetric grids.

Time Range

The continental shelf approval is from April 2008; bathymetric sources are from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 06:07:51.294330; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime jurisdiction around Macquarie Island, Australia.