Maritime Jurisdiction Map of Tasmania with Bathymetry and Continental Shelf

A geospatial map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction around the State of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island. 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 April 2008, treaties, various maritime zones, and uses a background bathymetric image derived from 2009 and 1997 grids.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime legal boundaries based on depicted treaties and maritime zones.
• Study seafloor topography based on the combined bathymetric background image.
• Visualize the extent of Australia's continental shelf around Tasmania as approved in 2008.
• Integrate jurisdictional data for marine spatial planning based on the map's administrative boundaries.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps providing consistent jurisdictional data.
• Includes bathymetric background derived from specific 2009 and 1997 source grids.
• Based on the extended continental shelf boundaries formally approved in April 2008.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• Data is provided as a static PDF/A0 map, limiting machine-readability and direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from bathymetric and topographic grids and official maritime boundary determinations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 19:16:33.985729; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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