Maritime Jurisdiction Map of Macquarie Island with Bathymetry

2026-03-07 updated map depicts Australia's maritime jurisdiction around Macquarie Island. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the national Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, showing the extended continental shelf approved in 2008. The background combines bathymetric data from 2009 and 1997 sources.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial extent of the Continental Shelf boundary for jurisdictional studies.
• Use the Bathymetry background layer for marine geology or habitat modeling in the region.
• Reference the map's depiction of various maritime zones for legal or policy analysis.
• Integrate this A0 portrait format map as a base layer for regional marine spatial planning.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized national series comprising 27 constituent maps.
• Integrates bathymetric data from two authoritative sources (2009 GA grid and 1997 Smith and Sandwell grid).
• Based on the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 2008 approval, providing legal grounding.

Limitations

• Data is static and presented only in PDF/HTML formats, not machine-readable tabular or vector data.
• Spatial analysis requires extracting georeferenced features from the map image.
• The update date (2026) appears to be a future timestamp, indicating potential metadata error.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic production as a thematic map, part of the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789).

Time Range

Maritime boundaries based on 2008 continental shelf approval; bathymetry from 1997 and 2009 sources.

Freshness

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Geography

Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction around Macquarie Island (AU-TAS).