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

A geospatial map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction in the Arafura and Coral Seas. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789) and shows the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008, treaties, and various maritime zones. The map was published by Geoscience Australia and uses bathymetric data from 2009 and 1997, with a last update recorded on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundaries and zones based on depicted treaties and jurisdiction lines.
• Study the extent of Australia's continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.
• Use bathymetric background for oceanographic or geological research in the Arafura and Coral Seas.
• Reference jurisdictional claims for legal or diplomatic purposes based on the official map series.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 official maritime jurisdiction maps.
• Based on the extended continental shelf limits formally approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008.
• Incorporates bathymetric data from two specific sources: a 2009 9 arc-second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in PDF and HTML formats, which may limit computational analysis.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The description does not specify the exact spatial resolution or scale of the underlying bathymetric data.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from a combination of the 2009 9 arc second bathymetric and topographic grid by GA and a grid by Smith and Sandwell, 1997. Background land imagery from Blue Marble, NASA's Earth Observatory.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:02:17.370891; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Arafura and Coral Seas, Australia