Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map North of 25°S, Updated 2019

One of 28 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). This map, updated in December 2019, depicts Australia's maritime jurisdiction north of approximately 25°S, reflecting the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty. The background imagery combines bathymetric data from Geoscience Australia and NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries for legal and policy analysis based on the described treaty updates.
• Integrating bathymetric and land imagery for marine spatial planning based on the combined background data sources.
• Studying the evolution of Australia's continental shelf claims based on the series' historical updates.

Strengths

• Updated in December 2019 to incorporate a major international treaty (the 2018 Australia/Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty).
• Part of a standardized series of 28 maps, suggesting consistent methodology.
• Background combines authoritative bathymetric and topographic data from Geoscience Australia and NASA.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, likely sourced from Geoscience Australia.

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation and updates based on legal treaties and scientific data.

Time Range

Map reflects boundaries as of December 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:58:49.114709; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction north of approximately 25°S, including areas around Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island.