Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series: 28 PDF Maps of Maritime Zones

28 maps depict Australia's maritime jurisdiction, continental shelf, treaties, and various maritime zones. The series includes detailed maps for specific regions like the Torres Strait, Timor Sea, Coral Sea, and the Australian Antarctic Territory. Digital files in PDF format are provided by Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime legal boundaries based on the described map series.
• Analyzing regional maritime jurisdiction for areas like the Timor Sea or Coral Sea mentioned in the description.
• Referencing treaty-defined zones and continental shelf limits depicted in the maps.

Strengths

• Comprises 28 distinct maps covering multiple specific regions.
• Includes maps for remote territories like Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
• Provides maps in both Lambert and Mercator projections for some areas.

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

Geoscience Australia Data

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 12:48:48.873485; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia and its maritime zones, including external territories and the Australian Antarctic Territory.