Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for the Torres Strait

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 is an A0-sized PDF created by the Australian Ocean Data Network, with a background bathymetric image derived from research vessel data and satellite imagery.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on depicted treaties and zones.
• Study the extent of the continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission approval.
• Incorporate bathymetric background for oceanographic or marine spatial planning.
• Reference jurisdictional claims for legal or diplomatic research in the Torres Strait region.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps providing consistent jurisdictional mapping.
• Based on an authoritative legal decision from the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008.
• Background bathymetry incorporates data from research vessels and satellite imagery.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Map compilation based on treaty data, legal decisions, and synthesized bathymetric imagery.

Time Range

Reflects legal status as of April 2008 approval, with map published subsequently.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:43:17.113645; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Torres Strait region, depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction.