Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Macquarie Island

One of 27 constituent maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, depicting the extended continental shelf approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008. The map shows various maritime zones and treaties against a background bathymetric image derived from 2009 and 1997 geospatial grids. It is an A0 sized portrait format PDF produced by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary claims based on the depicted extended continental shelf and maritime zones.
• Study bathymetric features around Macquarie Island using the combined background grid data.
• Reference treaty-defined maritime jurisdictions for legal or diplomatic purposes.
• Integrate this map into a series for a comprehensive view of Australia's maritime jurisdiction.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps, ensuring consistent thematic coverage.
• Based on an extended continental shelf submission approved by an international commission in April 2008.
• Background bathymetry combines data from a 2009 9 arc-second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

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

Derived from official maritime jurisdiction data and bathymetric grids.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 18:20:20.854026; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime jurisdiction around Macquarie Island, Australia.