Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Tasmania and Macquarie Island

Australia's maritime jurisdiction around the State of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island. This map is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789) and depicts the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008, treaties, 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

• Analyze maritime boundaries and zones based on depicted treaties and legal jurisdictions.
• Study the extent of the continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.
• Incorporate bathymetric background for marine spatial planning based on the combined GA and Smith & Sandwell grids.
• Reference maritime legal claims for the region of Tasmania and Macquarie Island based on the map's official series.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 official maritime jurisdiction maps.
• Based on the extended continental shelf limits formally approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008.
• Background bathymetry combines data from Geoscience Australia (2009) and Smith and Sandwell (1997).

Limitations

• Data is provided as a static PDF/A0 map; underlying vector or tabular data is unavailable.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-04-30 13:24:18.413752; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime boundary determinations and bathymetric grids.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:24:18.413752

Geography

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