Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for the Torres Strait

One constituent map from the 27-map 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series'. It depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved in April 2008, along with treaties and maritime zones over a bathymetric background. The map is available as an A0-sized PDF.

Use Cases

• Digitize maritime boundary lines and zones for geospatial analysis of jurisdiction.
• Extract bathymetric features from the background image for seafloor terrain modeling.
• Analyze the spatial relationship between the approved continental shelf and other treaty-defined zones.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized national map series comprising 27 constituent maps.
• Integrates multiple authoritative data layers including a CLCS-approved continental shelf boundary.
• Background bathymetry is derived from research vessel and satellite data sources.

Limitations

• Data is presented as a static PDF map, requiring digitization for quantitative analysis.
• The underlying spatial data and specific coordinate geometries are not directly provided.
• The map's primary information reflects a legal snapshot from April 2008.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation of legal boundaries and geophysical data.

Time Range

Boundary approvals circa April 2008.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Torres Strait region, Australia.