Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Northern Australia, 2014

June 2014 map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction off Northern Australia, updated to conform with the Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 dataset. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, produced by Geoscience Australia. The map shows the continental shelf as proclaimed in 2012 and includes bathymetry and land imagery from multiple sources.

Use Cases

• Visualize maritime legal boundaries based on the proclaimed continental shelf.
• Analyze bathymetric data for oceanographic research based on the combined background grid.
• Study jurisdictional areas for resource management based on the defined maritime zones.
• Create composite maps for regional analysis based on the map series framework.

Strengths

• Map is part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maps.
• Background bathymetry is derived from a combination of two authoritative grids.
• Jurisdiction is defined by a specific proclamation (Seas and Submerged Lands (Limits of Continental Shelf) Proclamation 2012).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data format is PDF, limiting direct computational analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Cartographic production from legal proclamation and bathymetric data.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 04:12:48.826491; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Australia, excluding areas around Cocos (Keeling) Islands and west of Christmas Island.