Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in Bass Strait, A0 Map

One of 27 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, along with various maritime zones. The background bathymetric image combines data from a 2009 9 arc second grid by Geoscience Australia and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on the depicted continental shelf and zones.
• Study seabed topography and bathymetry based on the combined grid background image.
• Reference jurisdictional claims for legal or policy research based on the approved continental shelf limits.
• Create derivative educational or reference materials based on the A0-sized map format.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps.
• Based on an extended continental shelf approval from April 2008.
• Background bathymetry derived from two specific source grids (2009 GA and 1997 Smith and Sandwell).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 00:49:32.429668; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bass Strait, Australia