Maritime Jurisdiction Map of Southwestern Western Australia

One of 27 constituent maps from the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series (GeoCat 71789). It depicts the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008 and various maritime zones, with a bathymetric and topographic background. The map is available as an A0-sized PDF.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime zone boundaries and the extended continental shelf for legal and jurisdictional studies.
• Use the bathymetric background derived from GA and Smith and Sandwell grids for marine geological research.
• Reference the thematic map for administrative boundary delineation in the AU-WA region.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 national maritime jurisdiction maps.
• Integrates bathymetric data from the 2009 9 arc second grid and Smith and Sandwell, 1997.
• Depicts legally significant features like the April 2008-approved continental shelf.

Limitations

• Data is a static PDF map, not a machine-readable tabular or vector dataset.
• No underlying row or column data is provided for quantitative analysis.
• Background imagery sources (e.g., Blue Marble) may have lower resolution than modern alternatives.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data.

Collection Method

Published thematic map from a national geological survey.

Time Range

Maritime boundaries reflect the April 2008 continental shelf approval.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, but the underlying maritime boundaries and shelf approval are from 2008.

Geography

Southwestern Western Australia's maritime jurisdiction.