Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Central Antarctic Territory

One of 27 maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). This A0-sized PDF depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008, along with various maritime zones. The map's background uses bathymetric data from Smith and Sandwell (1997) and land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime zone boundaries based on the depicted continental shelf and jurisdictional lines.
• Study bathymetric features of the Antarctic seabed based on the Smith and Sandwell background grid.
• Reference territorial claims and legal maritime limits in the central Australian Antarctic Territory.
• Integrate as a base layer for thematic mapping of Antarctic marine resources or activities.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized 27-map series (GeoCat 71789) providing consistent coverage.
• Based on an officially approved continental shelf submission from April 2008.
• Incorporates authoritative background data from Smith and Sandwell (1997) and NASA's Blue Marble.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the source platform and 2008 approval date.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation for the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series'.

Time Range

Approval date referenced is April 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 22:12:17.251470; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central portion of the Australian Antarctic Territory and surrounding maritime areas.