Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Tasman 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 uses background bathymetry from 2009 and 1997 sources.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on depicted treaties and maritime zones.
• Study the extent of Australia's continental shelf in the Tasman Sea based on the 2008 CLCS approval.
• Use the bathymetric background for regional oceanographic or geological research.
• Reference jurisdictional limits for legal or environmental impact assessments in the Tasman Sea.

Strengths

• Part of a defined 27-map series (GeoCat 71789), providing context.
• Background bathymetry is derived from specific, cited sources (2009 9 arc second grid and Smith and Sandwell, 1997).
• Includes multiple defined maritime features: extended continental shelf, treaties, and maritime zones.

Limitations

• Data is provided only as an A0 PDF, limiting direct machine-readability and analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative projects.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime jurisdiction data and bathymetric grids.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 10:13:32.764695; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Tasman Sea region of Australia's maritime jurisdiction