Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Northern Coral Sea, A0 Map

Australia's northern Coral Sea maritime jurisdiction map, part of a 27-map series. It depicts the extended continental shelf approved in 2008, treaties, and maritime zones over a bathymetric background. The map is an A0-sized PDF produced by Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on depicted treaties and zones.
• Study the extent of Australia's continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.
• Reference bathymetric features for oceanographic modeling based on the combined GA and Smith and Sandwell grid.
• Produce thematic maps for legal or educational purposes based on the jurisdiction layers.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized 27-map series (GeoCat 71789), suggesting consistent methodology.
• Based on authoritative sources, including a 2008 Commission decision and combined bathymetric grids from 1997 and 2009.
• Provides a high-resolution A0 printable format suitable for detailed analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is static and may not reflect recent treaty changes or boundary disputes.
• The primary format is a PDF, which requires extraction for quantitative geospatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation from legal decisions, treaties, and scientific grids.

Time Range

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

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:22:08.070805; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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