Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Central Western Australia

One map from the 27-constituent 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). It depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008 and various maritime zones off Central Western Australia. The background bathymetric image combines the 2009 9 arc second grid by GA with a grid by Smith and Sandwell, 1997.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary claims based on the depicted extended continental shelf and maritime zones.
• Study seafloor topography based on the combined bathymetric background imagery.
• Reference jurisdictional limits for marine spatial planning in Central Western Australian waters.
• Verify historical maritime boundary definitions based on the 2008 Commission approval.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps, suggesting consistent cartographic methodology.
• Background bathymetry is derived from two specific, cited sources: GA's 2009 grid and Smith and Sandwell, 1997.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation for the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series'.

Time Range

The depicted continental shelf boundaries were approved in April 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 00:18:43.567957; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central Western Australia's offshore maritime jurisdiction.