Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Central Western Australia

Central Western Australia's maritime jurisdiction is depicted in this A0-sized map, one of 27 in a national series. The map shows the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008 and various maritime zones. It was produced by Geoscience Australia, with a background combining 2009 bathymetric data and 1997 Smith and Sandwell grids.

Use Cases

• Define maritime boundaries for legal and policy purposes based on the depicted jurisdiction zones.
• Analyze seabed topography for resource exploration using the integrated bathymetric background.
• Reference approved continental shelf limits for international maritime law compliance.
• Create regional map overlays for environmental or economic planning using the geospatial base layer.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized national map series of 27 constituent maps.
• Based on an extended continental shelf approval by an international commission in April 2008.
• Background combines multiple authoritative bathymetric and topographic sources from 2009 and 1997.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• The primary data is delivered as a static PDF, limiting direct machine-readability.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation from approved legal boundaries and scientific bathymetric grids.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:55:43.412866; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central Western Australia coast and adjacent maritime zones.