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

One of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map 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. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on depicted treaties and maritime zones.
• Study the extent of the continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission-approved limits.
• Use the bathymetric background for oceanographic or geological modeling in the region.
• Reference jurisdictional boundaries for marine spatial planning or environmental management.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps providing consistent jurisdictional coverage.
• Background bathymetry is derived from a combination of the 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.
• Land imagery is derived from NASA's Blue Marble, providing a high-quality visual base.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation for the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series'.

Time Range

The continental shelf limits were approved in April 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:54:22.291143; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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