Maritime Jurisdiction Map for Central Australian Antarctic Territory

One of 27 constituent maps from the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved by the UN Commission in April 2008, along with various maritime zones, produced by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial extent of Australia's approved continental shelf boundary in the Antarctic region.
• Compare maritime zones like the Exclusive Economic Zone with bathymetric background data from Smith and Sandwell, 1997.
• Integrate this A0-sized map layer with other thematic maps in the series for a complete jurisdictional overview.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 maps providing consistent jurisdictional data.
• Integrates specific, authoritative boundaries (UN Commission approved, April 2008) with scientific bathymetry.

Limitations

• Data is static and provided only in PDF/HTML format, limiting machine-readability and analysis.
• Sample size and underlying row/column data for geographic features are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, part of the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series'.

Collection Method

Thematic map compilation depicting legally defined maritime zones and continental shelf.

Time Range

Boundaries reflect the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf approval from April 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-04.

Geography

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