Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for the Northern Coral Sea

One of 27 maps in the '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. The map was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Visualize maritime boundaries and treaties based on the depicted jurisdictional zones.
• Analyze continental shelf extents based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.
• Study regional bathymetry based on the background image derived from 2009 and 1997 grids.
• Reference jurisdictional claims for legal or environmental assessments based on the map's official series.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps providing systematic coverage.
• Based on authoritative sources, including a 2008 Commission approval and specific bathymetric grids from 2009 and 1997.
• Includes multiple data layers such as maritime zones, treaties, and bathymetric background.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from a combination of bathymetric and topographic grids and official jurisdictional data.

Time Range

Map reflects boundaries approved in April 2008, with background imagery from 1997 and 2009 sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:29:08.367030; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern part of the Coral Sea, Australia.