Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in Bass Strait, A0 Map with Bathymetry

Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in Bass Strait is a geospatial map depicting the country's extended continental shelf and various maritime zones. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789), with the shelf limits approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008. The background bathymetric image combines data from a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Delimit maritime boundaries for legal or policy analysis based on depicted jurisdiction zones.
• Analyze seabed topography for geological studies based on the combined bathymetric background.
• Reference continental shelf limits for resource exploration based on the CLCS-approved extents.
• Create thematic overlays for marine spatial planning based on the A0-scale base map.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized national map series comprising 27 constituent maps.
• Incorporates bathymetric data from two authoritative sources (2009 GA grid and 1997 Smith and Sandwell grid).
• Maritime limits are based on formal international approval by the CLCS in April 2008.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific sources and approval date.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation and synthesis of jurisdictional and bathymetric data.

Time Range

Primary jurisdictional data reflects 2008 CLCS approval; bathymetry sources from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 21:29:24.772982; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bass Strait and surrounding Australian maritime jurisdiction.