Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Northern Australia, 2014

One of 27 constituent maps in the national series, this map depicts Australia's continental shelf as proclaimed in 2012. Updated in June 2014, it integrates bathymetry from Geoscience Australia and Smith & Sandwell (1997) with NASA's Blue Marble land imagery. The 2800mm x 1050mm PDF is sized for a 42-inch plotter.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries for legal and policy analysis based on the proclaimed continental shelf.
• Incorporating bathymetric background for oceanographic studies based on the combined 2009 and 1997 grids.
• Producing large-format reference maps for government or educational use based on the plotter-sized PDF.

Strengths

• Map is part of a standardized national series of 27 constituent maps, suggesting systematic coverage.
• Integrates authoritative data sources including Geoscience Australia's 2014 boundaries and NASA's Blue Marble imagery.
• Provides a large-format (2800mm x 1050mm) output suitable for detailed plotting and presentation.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and coordinate precision require manual inspection after download.
• Last updated 2026-04-28 12:32:50.860232; the underlying legal and geospatial data may be outdated.
• Data format is a static PDF, limiting machine-readability and analysis compared to raw geospatial files.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation and update from prior maps to conform with the 2014 Australian Maritime Boundaries data.

Time Range

2014 (map update). References bathymetry from 2009 and 1997.

Freshness

Map data was updated in June 2014, though the platform record was last updated in 2026.

Geography

Maritime areas off Northern Australia, including areas contiguous to the north and as far west as Christmas Island.