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. One of 27 constituent maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, it shows the continental shelf as proclaimed in 2012. The background combines bathymetric and topographic data from Geoscience Australia and other sources.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries for legal and policy analysis based on the proclaimed continental shelf limits.
• Integrating bathymetric context for marine spatial planning using the combined background grid data.
• Referencing jurisdictional extents for environmental or resource management off Northern Australia.

Strengths

• Map is part of a standardized national series of 27 constituent maps.
• Background bathymetry is derived from a specified combination of 2009 9 arc second data and a 1997 grid.
• Map dimensions are specified as 2800mm x 1050mm for a 42-inch plotter.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a static map from 2014; jurisdictional boundaries may have been updated since.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for digital analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from 'Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014' data and background grids.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 18:21:12.009539; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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