Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Tasmania and Victoria

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

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on the depicted extended continental shelf and maritime zones.
• Study regional seabed topography based on the combined bathymetric and topographic grid background.
• Reference legal and administrative maritime limits for Tasmania and Victoria, excluding the Macquarie Ridge.

Strengths

• Part of a 27-map series providing a systematic view of Australia's maritime jurisdiction.
• Based on authoritative legal definitions approved by an international commission in April 2008.
• Background bathymetry combines data from a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 source for enhanced detail.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided as a static PDF and HTML, limiting direct machine-readability and analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative applications.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official legal definitions and scientific bathymetric data.

Time Range

The legal boundaries reflect the 2008 approval; background imagery uses 2009 and 1997 data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 16:37:39.402331; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction around Tasmania, including the South Tasman Rise and Victoria.