Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Torres Strait Map

Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Torres Strait is a map depicting maritime zones and treaties. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series (GeoCat 71789). The map shows the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008 and uses bathymetric imagery from research vessels and satellites.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on treaty and zone information.
• Study continental shelf extents based on the 2008 Commission approval.
• Visualize bathymetric features based on the satellite and vessel-derived background imagery.
• Compare jurisdictional zones within the Torres Strait region based on the map's legal depiction.

Strengths

• Part of a larger series of 27 maps, providing broader context.
• Based on an extended continental shelf approval by an international commission in April 2008.
• Background bathymetry is derived from satellite imagery and research vessel data.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Map compilation from treaties, legal zones, and derived satellite/research vessel bathymetry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 02:16:17.556175; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Torres Strait region, Australia