Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Northern Coral Sea, 2008 Continental Shelf

A geospatial map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction in the northern Coral Sea. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map shows the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008, various maritime zones, and uses bathymetric and topographic background imagery from sources including Geoscience Australia and NASA.

Use Cases

• Visualize maritime boundaries and the extended continental shelf based on the 2008 CLCS approval mentioned in the description.
• Analyze bathymetric features in the Coral Sea region based on the combined 2009 and 1997 grids referenced.
• Reference jurisdictional limits for marine spatial planning based on the depicted treaties and maritime zones.
• Integrate as a base layer for thematic mapping of marine resources or environmental data in the area.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps providing consistent jurisdictional coverage.
• Based on an extended continental shelf boundary formally approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008.
• Background imagery combines bathymetric data from Geoscience Australia (2009) and Smith and Sandwell (1997) with NASA's Blue Marble land imagery.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• Data is provided as a static A0 PDF map, limiting machine-readability and direct geospatial analysis without conversion.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

One of 27 constituent maps from the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789).

Time Range

The continental shelf boundary reflects the April 2008 approval; background imagery sources range from 1997 to 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 18:57:17.108545; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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