Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for the Western Antarctic Territory

Geoscience Australia Data provides a map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction off the western Australian Antarctic Territory. The map is part of a 27-map series and shows the extended continental shelf approved in 2008, along with other maritime zones. It uses bathymetric data from 1997 and NASA land imagery, and is available as an A0-sized PDF.

Use Cases

• Analyze the extent of Australia's continental shelf claim based on the 2008 Commission approval.
• Study maritime zone boundaries for legal or policy research in the Antarctic region.
• Use the bathymetric background for geospatial analysis of the seafloor in the western Antarctic area.
• Reference the map for cartographic or educational purposes related to Antarctic sovereignty.

Strengths

• Map is part of a structured 27-map series (GeoCat 71789).
• Depicts a legally defined continental shelf boundary approved by an international commission in April 2008.
• Background imagery is derived from specific, cited sources (Smith and Sandwell, 1997; NASA Blue Marble).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided only as a static PDF and HTML, limiting machine-readability and analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative uses.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation for a map series, likely from official legal and geospatial sources.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:29:15.178220; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Maritime areas off the western portion of the Australian Antarctic Territory.