Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Tasmania, Mercator Projection

A geospatial map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction around Tasmania, including the South Tasman Rise and Victoria. The map is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' and shows the extended continental shelf approved in 2008 and various maritime zones. The background bathymetric image is derived from a 2009 9 arc second grid by Geoscience Australia and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries and jurisdiction based on the described continental shelf and maritime zones.
• Analyzing bathymetric features for marine research using the combined background grid data mentioned.
• Referencing official maritime claims for legal or policy documentation based on the 2008 Commission approval.

Strengths

• Part of a defined series of 27 constituent maps, providing context.
• Based on an extended continental shelf boundary approved by an international commission in April 2008.
• Background bathymetry combines data from two specific sources (GA 2009, Smith and Sandwell 1997).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific jurisdictional focus.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from bathymetric and topographic grids; part of an official map series.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:42:52.881730; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime jurisdiction around Tasmania, South Tasman Rise, and Victoria.