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

One of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The 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. It was produced by Geoscience Australia, with a background bathymetric image derived from a 2009 9 arc-second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime legal boundaries based on the depicted extended continental shelf and zones.
• Analyzing ocean floor topography based on the described bathymetric background imagery.
• Referencing treaty-defined areas for legal or diplomatic research based on the map's content.
• Creating base maps for regional marine spatial planning in the Coral and Tasman Seas.

Strengths

• Part of a defined series of 27 maps, providing a structured collection.
• Incorporates bathymetric data from two specific sources (2009 GA grid and 1997 Smith and Sandwell grid).
• Based on a formal legal approval from the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf 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.
• The primary format is a static A0-sized PDF, which may limit computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Map compilation from legal boundaries and bathymetric grids.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:01:20.966694; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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