Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction in the Torres Strait, A0 Map with Bathymetry

One of 27 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 is available as an A0 sized PDF.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on treaty and zone information.
• Study continental shelf extents based on the 2008 Commission approval.
• Incorporate bathymetric background for marine spatial planning based on data from research vessels and satellite imagery.

Strengths

• Part of a defined series of 27 constituent maps, providing contextual consistency.
• Includes bathymetric background derived from research vessel and satellite data.
• Based on a formal international legal process (Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, April 2008).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Map compilation from legal documents and bathymetric data collection.

Time Range

Based on a legal status from April 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 18:52:05.710074; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Torres Strait region, Australia's maritime jurisdiction.