Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Coral Sea (North), A0 Map

One map from the 27-constituent 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). It 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 in the northern Coral Sea. The background bathymetric image is derived from a 2009 9 arc second grid by Geoscience Australia and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell, 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 bathymetric features of the northern Coral Sea using the derived background grid.
• Reference maritime zones for legal or regulatory compliance activities in the region.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized 27-map series (GeoCat 71789) providing consistent jurisdictional coverage.
• Background bathymetry combines a detailed 2009 9 arc second grid with a 1997 global grid for comprehensive depth data.
• Depicts legally significant features including the April 2008-approved extended continental shelf and treaty boundaries.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The map is a static PDF; data is not provided in an analyzable vector format.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation from official maritime boundary data and scientific bathymetric grids.

Time Range

The map reflects boundaries as of April 2008 (continental shelf approval), with background data from 1997 and 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 03:37:11.829806; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern part of the Coral Sea, within Australia's maritime jurisdiction.