Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Maps for 28 Key Regions

28 maps depict areas of Australia's maritime jurisdiction, continental shelf, treaties, and various maritime zones. The collection includes detailed wall maps and regional maps for areas like the Torres Strait, Timor Sea, and the Australian Antarctic Territory. Digital files are available in PDF format from Geoscience Australia.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones based on the described map series
• Analyzing treaty implications for resource exploration based on depicted jurisdictional areas
• Creating regional maritime policy briefings based on the detailed maps for specific sea zones
• Studying the extent of Australia's continental shelf claims as shown in the map collection

Strengths

• Comprises 28 distinct maps covering specific regions and projections
• Includes a wall map at A0 size for broad overview visualization
• Covers remote territories like Macquarie Island and the Australian Antarctic Territory

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Data format is limited to PDF, which may restrict computational analysis

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Published map series, likely compiled from legal and geospatial sources.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 18:26:31.777045; freshness should be verified

Geography

Australia and its maritime jurisdictions, including surrounding seas and remote territories.