Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in Bass Strait, A0 Map

One of 27 maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, depicting maritime zones and the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008. The background bathymetric image combines data from a 2009 9 arc second grid by Geoscience Australia and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell. The map is available as an A0 portrait PDF from the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones based on the depicted jurisdiction zones.
• Study the extent of the continental shelf for geological or legal research based on the approved 2008 limits.
• Create composite bathymetric maps for oceanographic studies based on the combined GA and Smith/Sandwell grid.
• Reference jurisdictional limits for marine spatial planning or environmental regulation in Bass Strait.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps, suggesting consistent methodology.
• Incorporates bathymetric data from two authoritative sources: Geoscience Australia (2009) and Smith and Sandwell (1997).
• Based on an extended continental shelf submission approved by the UN Commission in April 2008.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and coordinate precision require manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred from the map PDF.
• Last updated 2026-06-16 22:21:51.594958; freshness should be verified against current maritime law.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime jurisdiction data and bathymetric grids.

Time Range

Bathymetry data from 1997 and 2009; jurisdiction reflects 2008 approval.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 22:21:51.594958.

Geography

Bass Strait, Australia.