Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map with 2020 Treaty Updates

A wall map depicting the outer limits of Australia's maritime zones, including its extended continental shelf approved in 2008. The map was updated in March 2020 to reflect the 2018 Australia-Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty and is published by Geoscience Australia. The map is indicative and should not be used as a definitive source, as some limits may be subject to change.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries for educational purposes based on the map's depiction of territorial sea baselines.
• Referencing historical treaty changes based on the 2018 Australia-Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty update.
• Analyzing continental shelf claims based on the depiction of Australia's extended continental shelf approved in 2008.

Strengths

• Updated in March 2020 to incorporate a major treaty change from 2018.
• Based on authoritative sources including NASA's Blue Marble imagery and the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
• Published by Geoscience Australia, a national geological and geospatial organization.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The map is described as indicative only and not a definitive source, with limits subject to change.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation based on legal treaties and satellite imagery.

Time Range

Map updated March 2020, reflecting a 2018 treaty and a 2008 continental shelf approval.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:58:43.704111; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction and boundaries with Timor-Leste.