Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for the Antarctic Territory East

Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction off the Australian Antarctic Territory (East) is a constituent map of the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map depicts Australia's extended continental shelf approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008 and various maritime zones. Background imagery is derived from bathymetric data by Smith and Sandwell (1997) and land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary claims based on the depicted extended continental shelf and maritime zones.
• Study bathymetric features of the Antarctic continental margin based on the Smith and Sandwell grid background.
• Reference jurisdictional limits for legal or environmental planning in the eastern Australian Antarctic Territory.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized 27-map series (GeoCat 71789) providing consistent jurisdictional coverage.
• Based on an internationally recognized submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (April 2008).
• Integrates authoritative background data from Smith and Sandwell (1997) bathymetry and NASA Blue Marble imagery.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific jurisdictional claim and source imagery.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from a grid by Smith and Sandwell, 1997 and NASA Blue Marble imagery.

Time Range

Based on a submission approved in April 2008; background data from 1997.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 05:29:34.018861; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Eastern portion of the Australian Antarctic Territory and its adjacent maritime jurisdiction.