Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for the Arafura and Coral Seas

One of 27 maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). This map depicts Australia's extended continental shelf as 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 with land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary claims based on the depicted extended continental shelf and treaty lines.
• Study ocean floor topography using the combined bathymetric background imagery.
• Reference jurisdictional zones for marine spatial planning in the Arafura and Coral Seas.
• Verify the legal status of maritime areas based on the 2008 Commission approval.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps providing consistent coverage.
• Based on authoritative legal decisions, including the 2008 Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf approval.
• Integrates multiple data sources for background, including a 2009 bathymetric grid and NASA's Blue Marble imagery.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided as a static A0-sized PDF, limiting direct machine-readability and analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime jurisdiction data and composite background imagery.

Time Range

The continental shelf limits were approved in April 2008; background imagery sources date from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:24:45.698915; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Arafura and Coral Seas, Australia's maritime jurisdiction.