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

Geoscience Australia Data provides a map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction in the Coral and Tasman Seas. The map shows the extended continental shelf approved in 2008, treaties, and various maritime zones over a bathymetric and topographic background. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789).

Use Cases

• Visualize maritime legal boundaries based on depicted treaties and zones.
• Analyze continental shelf extents based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.
• Study seafloor topography based on the combined bathymetric grid background.
• Reference jurisdictional claims for marine spatial planning in the Coral and Tasman Seas.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps.
• Background bathymetry combines a 2009 9 arc-second grid with a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.
• Depicts legally significant features like the 2008-approved continental shelf and treaties.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided as a static A0-sized PDF, limiting direct computational analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from bathymetric/topographic grids and legal boundary data; part of a published map series.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:26:09.358129; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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