Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Tasmania and Macquarie Island

One of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved in April 2008, treaties, and various maritime zones around Tasmania. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and uses a background bathymetric image derived from 2009 and 1997 grids.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime zone boundaries based on depicted treaties and legal limits.
• Study the extent of the continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.
• Reference bathymetric data for the region based on the combined 2009 and 1997 background grids.
• Produce thematic maps for Tasmania's maritime jurisdiction based on the A0 portrait format source.

Strengths

• Part of a defined series of 27 constituent maps with a known identifier (GeoCat 71789).
• Based on authoritative legal and scientific sources, including a 2008 Commission approval and specific bathymetric grids.
• Available in a high-resolution, print-ready A0 portrait PDF format.

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 data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from legal treaties, Commission decisions, and combined bathymetric grids.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 08:13:24.059135; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime jurisdiction around the State of Tasmania and Macquarie Island.