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

One of the 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). This map depicts Australia's continental shelf as proclaimed in the 2012 proclamation, updated in June 2014 to conform with Geoscience Australia's 'Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014' data. The background combines bathymetric imagery from a 2009 grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell, with land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on the depicted continental shelf limits.
• Study bathymetric features in the Timor Sea region based on the combined background imagery.
• Reference jurisdictional limits for legal or policy research based on the 2012 proclamation and 1973 Act.

Strengths

• Part of a defined 27-map series (GeoCat 71789), providing context.
• Updated to conform with an authoritative 2014 maritime boundaries dataset from Geoscience Australia.
• Background imagery is derived from specific, cited sources (2009 GA grid, 1997 Smith and Sandwell grid, NASA Blue Marble).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last updated 2026-06-27 18:20:28.370707; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, based on data from Geoscience Australia.

Collection Method

Derived from 'Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014' data and legal proclamations.

Time Range

Map updated June 2014; incorporates background data from 2009 and 1997.

Freshness

Data was updated in June 2014. Platform metadata shows a last updated timestamp of 2026-06-27.

Geography

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