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 is derived from a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell. The map is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network in A0 portrait PDF format.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on depicted maritime zones.
• Study seabed topography for the Bass Strait region based on the background bathymetric image.
• Reference legal and geographical extents of Australia's continental shelf as approved in 2008.
• Integrate jurisdictional data into larger marine spatial planning exercises.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps, suggesting systematic coverage.
• Based on authoritative sources, including a Commission approval in April 2008 and specific bathymetric grids from 2009 and 1997.
• Available in a high-resolution, print-ready A0 PDF format.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and underlying vector/raster details require manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The temporal coverage of the underlying bathymetric data spans 1997 to 2009, which may not reflect recent changes.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation based on Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf approvals and bathymetric surveys.

Time Range

The continental shelf was approved in April 2008; background bathymetry incorporates data from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 15:52:58.041743; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bass Strait, Australia.