Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Arafura and Coral Seas, A0 Map

One of 27 maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). This map depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008, along with treaties and various maritime zones. Background imagery combines bathymetric data from 2009 and 1997 sources with NASA's Blue Marble land imagery.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary claims based on the depicted extended continental shelf and treaty lines.
• Study bathymetric features of the Arafura and Coral Seas using the combined background grid.
• Reference jurisdictional zones for marine spatial planning and resource management.
• Verify historical maritime agreements and limits as of the 2008 Commission approval.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps, ensuring consistent thematic coverage.
• Integrates authoritative sources, including a 2008 Commission approval and bathymetric grids from 2009 and 1997.
• Provides high-resolution A0-sized output suitable for detailed visual analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided as a static PDF/HTML map, limiting direct computational analysis of underlying vector/raster data.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative modeling.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime jurisdiction data, bathymetric grids, and satellite imagery.

Time Range

Maritime limits reflect status as of April 2008 approval; background imagery sources from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 01:46:04.893366; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Arafura and Coral Seas, Australia's maritime jurisdiction.