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

April 2008 marks the approval of Australia's extended continental shelf by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. This map depicts maritime zones and treaties in the southern Coral Sea, part of a 27-map series. The background bathymetric image combines a 2009 9 arc-second grid by GA with a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on depicted treaties and zones
• Study continental shelf extents based on the approved 2008 limits
• Visualize bathymetric features based on the combined background grid

Strengths

• Part of a structured 27-map series (GeoCat 71789)
• Background bathymetry derived from two specific grids (GA 2009 and Smith & Sandwell 1997)
• Based on an official continental shelf approval from April 2008

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is provided as a static PDF map, limiting direct data analysis

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 00:22:07.484736; freshness should be verified

Geography

Southern Coral Sea, Australia