Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction off the Northwest Shelf, 2014

Australia's Northwest Shelf maritime jurisdiction map, updated in June 2014. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map depicts the continental shelf as proclaimed in the 2012 proclamation, with background imagery from Geoscience Australia and NASA.

Use Cases

• Analyze maritime boundary definitions based on the proclaimed continental shelf limits.
• Visualize bathymetric data based on the combined 2009 and 1997 background grids.
• Reference jurisdictional limits for marine resource management based on the 2014 maritime boundaries data.

Strengths

• Part of a 27-map series providing broader geographic context.
• Background bathymetry derived from two specific, cited sources (GA 2009 grid and Smith and Sandwell 1997).
• A0-sized PDF provides a high-resolution, printable format.

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.
• Last updated 2026-05-14 03:39:17.047455; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from 'Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014' data.

Time Range

2014

Freshness

Updated in June 2014.

Geography

Australia's Northwest Shelf maritime region