Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Timor Sea, 2014 Map

June 2014 map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction in the Timor Sea, updated to conform with the Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 dataset. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, produced by Geoscience Australia. The map illustrates the continental shelf as proclaimed in 2012 and uses bathymetric and topographic background imagery from multiple sources.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries for legal and policy analysis based on the depicted continental shelf proclamation.
• Integrating bathymetric data for marine spatial planning based on the combined 2009 and 1997 background grids.
• Referencing jurisdictional limits for resource exploration based on the 2014 maritime boundaries data.

Strengths

• Map is part of a standardized national series of 27 constituent maps.
• Background incorporates bathymetric data from two specific sources: a 2009 9 arc second grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.
• Jurisdictional boundaries are based on a specific 2012 proclamation under the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a static map (PDF) from 2014; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation and update from authoritative maritime boundary data.

Time Range

Map reflects boundaries as of June 2014, based on a 2012 proclamation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:18:31.393703; the underlying map data reflects a 2014 snapshot.

Geography

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