Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map for the Western Antarctic Territory

One of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). It 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 uses a background bathymetric image from 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 seafloor based on the Smith and Sandwell grid background.
• Create reference maps for legal or diplomatic discussions concerning Australia's Antarctic maritime jurisdiction.
• Integrate jurisdictional boundaries with other geospatial datasets for regional environmental management.

Strengths

• Part of a defined 27-map series (GeoCat 71789), providing structured context.
• Based on a specific legal decision (Commission approval in April 2008).
• Uses established background data sources (Smith and Sandwell 1997 bathymetry, NASA 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 bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 08:25:41.511011; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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