Maritime Jurisdiction Map For Australian Antarctic Territory

One constituent map from the 27-map 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series'. It depicts the extended continental shelf approved in 2008, treaties, and maritime zones over a bathymetric background. The map is sized for a 42-inch plotter as a 3400mm x 1050mm PDF.

Use Cases

• Analyze the approved extended continental shelf boundaries for legal and geopolitical research.
• Study maritime zones and treaty-defined areas for marine resource management planning.
• Use the bathymetric and topographic background grid for geological and oceanographic reference.
• Reference the thematic map layers for administrative boundary and jurisdiction analysis.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized series of 27 constituent maritime jurisdiction maps.
• Based on authoritative data including the 2008 Commission-approved continental shelf limits.
• Background combines the 2009 9 arc second bathymetric grid and the 1997 Smith and Sandwell grid.

Limitations

• Data is presented as a static PDF map, not as machine-readable geospatial vectors or tabular data.
• The underlying bathymetric and treaty data may be outdated relative to more recent surveys or agreements.
• Spatial analysis is limited by the fixed scale and format of the published map image.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Published external thematic map derived from official maritime boundary determinations and scientific grids.

Time Range

Maritime boundaries reflect approvals circa 2008; background imagery from 1997 and 2009 sources.

Freshness

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Geography

Maritime jurisdiction off the Australian Antarctic Territory.