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

A0-sized map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction in the Coral and Tasman Seas. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789), published by Geoscience Australia. The map shows the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008, treaties, and various maritime zones, with a background derived from bathymetric and topographic grids.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundaries and treaties based on the depicted jurisdictional zones.
• Study the extent of the continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.
• Visualize oceanographic features using the combined bathymetric and topographic background imagery.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps providing consistent jurisdictional coverage.
• Based on authoritative sources including a 2008 Commission decision and treaties.
• Background incorporates detailed bathymetric data from 2009 and 1997 sources.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in PDF format, limiting machine-readability and analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative projects.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime treaties, Commission decisions, and bathymetric grids.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:26:30.703519; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Coral Sea and Tasman Sea regions under Australia's jurisdiction.