Australia's Northwest Shelf Maritime Jurisdiction Map, 2014

One of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). This A0-sized PDF map depicts Australia's continental shelf as proclaimed under the 2012 Seas and Submerged Lands Proclamation, updated in June 2014 to conform with Geoscience Australia's 'Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014' data. Background imagery combines bathymetric data from Geoscience Australia (2009) and Smith and Sandwell (1997) with land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Define legal maritime boundaries for resource exploration based on the proclaimed continental shelf limits.
• Analyze ocean floor topography for marine research using the combined bathymetric background data.
• Create reference maps for maritime law and policy using the official jurisdiction series.
• Study historical changes in maritime claims by comparing this 2014 update to earlier versions.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized national map series comprising 27 constituent maps.
• Based on authoritative legal proclamations and official 'Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014' data from Geoscience Australia.
• Integrates multiple high-quality background data sources, including a 2009 9 arc second bathymetric grid and NASA Blue Marble imagery.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is a static PDF map from 2014; freshness should be verified for current applications.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, based on data from Geoscience Australia.

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation and update from official legal and geospatial sources.

Time Range

Map updated June 2014; incorporates data from 2009 and 1997.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 19:59:42.667104; the underlying map data reflects a June 2014 update.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction off the Northwest Shelf.