Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map of Tasmania and South Tasman Rise

Australian Ocean Data Network provides a map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction around Tasmania. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map shows the extended continental shelf approved in 2008 and uses bathymetric data from 2009 and 1997 sources.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries and zones based on the described continental shelf and jurisdiction data.
• Analyzing bathymetric features for marine research based on the combined 2009 and 1997 background grid.
• Referencing legal maritime claims for policy or educational purposes based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps, suggesting consistent methodology.
• Based on a continental shelf boundary formally approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008.
• Background bathymetry is derived from specific, cited sources: a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided only in PDF and HTML formats, which may limit computational analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative modeling.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime boundary determinations and bathymetric surveys.

Time Range

The continental shelf limits were approved in April 2008; bathymetric data sources are from 2009 and 1997.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 06:17:10.653410; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Focuses on Australia's maritime jurisdiction around Tasmania, including the South Tasman Rise and Victoria, but excludes the Macquarie Ridge.