Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Tasman Sea, A0 Map with Bathymetry

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 created by Geoscience Australia using a background bathymetric image derived from a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on the depicted extended continental shelf and maritime zones.
• Study bathymetric features of the Tasman Sea region based on the combined background grid data.
• Reference treaty-defined zones for legal or geopolitical research based on the map's annotations.
• Integrate jurisdictional boundaries into larger marine spatial planning projects based on the geospatial map data.

Strengths

• Part of a 27-map series providing a structured view of Australia's maritime jurisdiction.
• Background bathymetry combines a 2009 9 arc second grid with a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.
• Based on an extended continental shelf submission approved by an international commission in 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 A0 PDF map, limiting direct machine-readability and analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation for a map series, derived from bathymetric and topographic grids.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 03:40:08.132764; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tasman Sea region, Australia's maritime jurisdiction