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 shows the continental shelf as proclaimed in 2012, with a background combining bathymetric and topographic imagery.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries for legal and diplomatic reference based on the proclaimed continental shelf.
• Integrating jurisdictional layers with bathymetric data for marine spatial planning.
• Analyzing Australia's maritime claims in the Timor Sea region for historical or comparative studies.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized national map series comprising 27 constituent maps.
• Based on authoritative legal proclamations and the Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 dataset.
• Includes detailed background imagery from multiple sources, including NASA's Blue Marble.

Limitations

• Data format is limited to PDF and HTML, which may restrict computational analysis.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-04-16 08:18:32.007917; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Derived from legal proclamations and integrated with bathymetric and topographic grids.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Updated in June 2014.

Geography

Timor Sea region, Australia.