Maritime Jurisdiction Map of Australia's Bass Strait

One of 27 constituent maps from the national Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, this geospatial dataset depicts Australia's extended continental shelf and maritime zones in the Bass Strait. The map was approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008 and incorporates bathymetric data from 2009 and 1997. It is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network as a downloadable A0 portrait PDF.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the spatial extent of Australia's extended continental shelf boundary for legal and resource claims.
• Overlaying maritime zone boundaries (e.g., Exclusive Economic Zone) from the map with fishing or shipping data.
• Using the integrated bathymetric background layer for seabed terrain analysis in the Bass Strait region.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized national series of 27 maritime jurisdiction maps.
• Integrates bathymetric data from two authoritative sources (GA 2009 grid and Smith & Sandwell 1997 grid).
• Based on an extended continental shelf submission formally approved by an international commission in 2008.

Limitations

• Data is static and represents a legal snapshot from 2008, not reflecting potential subsequent changes.
• Primary format is a PDF map, requiring manual digitization or extraction for quantitative geospatial analysis.
• No underlying vector data or attribute tables (columns) are provided, limiting machine-readability.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, as part of the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789).

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation of legal maritime boundaries and integrated bathymetric grids.

Time Range

Boundaries reflect the April 2008 commission approval; bathymetry sourced from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

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Geography

Bass Strait region, Australia.