Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Tasmania and Macquarie Island

Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction around the State of Tasmania is a geospatial map depicting maritime zones and the extended continental shelf. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789), published by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The map background uses bathymetric data from 2009 and 1997, and the continental shelf limits were approved in April 2008.

Use Cases

• Visualize maritime legal boundaries based on depicted treaties and maritime zones.
• Analyze the extent of the continental shelf based on the limits approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
• Study regional bathymetry based on the combined 2009 and 1997 background grid data.
• Reference jurisdictional claims for marine spatial planning around Tasmania and Macquarie Island.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps providing consistent national coverage.
• Based on authoritative legal boundaries approved by an international commission in April 2008.
• Integrates bathymetric data from multiple sources, including a 2009 grid and a 1997 grid.

Limitations

• Data is provided as a static PDF/A0 map, limiting direct geospatial analysis without conversion.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from legal treaties, commission approvals, and combined bathymetric grids.

Time Range

Maritime boundaries reflect status as of April 2008; background imagery uses data from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 18:56:47.331222; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime jurisdiction around the State of Tasmania, Australia, including Macquarie Island.