Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Northern Australia, 2014

Northern Australia's maritime jurisdiction map, updated in June 2014 to conform with the Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 dataset. This geospatial PDF map depicts the continental shelf as proclaimed in 2012 and includes background bathymetry and land imagery from sources including Geoscience Australia and NASA. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series.

Use Cases

• Visualizing Australia's legal maritime boundaries off Northern Australia based on the proclaimed continental shelf.
• Analyzing bathymetric data for the region based on the combined 2009 and 1997 background grids.
• Referencing jurisdictional limits for marine spatial planning based on the map's depiction of areas contiguous to the north and west to Christmas Island.

Strengths

• Map is part of a standardized national series of 27 constituent maps.
• Background imagery combines bathymetric data from 2009 and 1997 with NASA's Blue Marble land imagery.
• Jurisdictional boundaries are defined by specific proclamations and acts, including the 2012 proclamation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a static PDF map from 2014; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• The description notes specific exclusions, such as areas around Cocos (Keeling) Islands and west of Christmas Island.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, based on data from Geoscience Australia.

Collection Method

Map updated from prior version to conform with the Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 dataset.

Time Range

Map updated June 2014, referencing a 2012 proclamation and background data from 2009 and 1997.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:27:31.348484; primary map data is from 2014.

Geography

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