Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Bass Strait, A0 PDF Format

A geospatial map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction in the Bass Strait region. The map is part of a 27-map series published by Geoscience Australia and shows the extended continental shelf approved in 2008, along with various maritime zones. Its background uses a bathymetric image derived from a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries and jurisdiction based on the depicted continental shelf and maritime zones.
• Analyzing seabed topography for marine research based on the combined bathymetric background image.
• Referencing official maritime claims for legal or policy work based on the Commission-approved continental shelf limits.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized 27-map series (GeoCat 71789) providing consistent jurisdictional data.
• Based on authoritative sources, including the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf approval from April 2008.
• Integrates bathymetric data from a 2009 Geoscience Australia grid and a 1997 academic grid.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation for the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series'.

Time Range

The continental shelf limits were approved in April 2008; bathymetric data sources are from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:20:02.227015; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bass Strait and surrounding Australian maritime jurisdiction.