Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for the Tasman Sea

Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Tasman Sea is a constituent map of the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). It depicts Australia's extended continental shelf as approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008, along with treaties and various maritime zones. The background bathymetric image is derived from a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones based on depicted jurisdictional lines.
• Study the extent of Australia's continental shelf claim in the Tasman Sea based on the 2008 Commission approval.
• Use bathymetric data for oceanographic modeling based on the combined background grid.
• Reference treaty locations for international law and diplomatic research.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps, suggesting consistent cartographic methodology.
• Includes bathymetric data derived from two specific sources: a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.
• Maritime zones are based on a formal 2008 approval by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

The continental shelf claim was approved in April 2008; background bathymetry sources are from 2009 and 1997.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 23:34:24.065559; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tasman Sea region, focusing on Australia's maritime jurisdiction.