Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Central Western Australia

One of 27 maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series'. It depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved in April 2008 and various maritime zones, created by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The map was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Delineate the approved extended continental shelf boundary for legal and resource claims.
• Analyze maritime zones, such as Exclusive Economic Zones, for jurisdictional mapping.
• Use the bathymetric background derived from 2009 GA and Smith and Sandwell data for seafloor topography reference.
• Integrate this map with others in the 27-map series for a complete view of Australia's maritime jurisdiction.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps providing national coverage.
• Based on an officially approved continental shelf boundary from April 2008.
• Includes a detailed bathymetric background combining data from 2009 and 1997 sources.

Limitations

• Data is provided only as a static A0-sized PDF, limiting computational analysis.
• The underlying geographic data for maritime zones may not be available as machine-readable vectors.
• Temporal coverage is fixed to a specific approval date (2008) and may not reflect recent changes.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation for the national Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series.

Time Range

Continental shelf boundary approved April 2008; background imagery from 2009 and 1997.

Freshness

Metadata was updated in April 2026, but the core jurisdictional data is from 2008.

Geography

Maritime area off Central Western Australia.