Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map with Continental Shelf Limits

Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction wall map depicts the country's extended continental shelf and maritime zones. The Australian Ocean Data Network produced this map, which was updated in March 2020 to incorporate the 2018 Australia-Timor-Leste Maritime Boundaries Treaty. It uses a seabed background from Etopo2 and land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial extent of Australia's extended continental shelf as approved in 2008.
• Visualize changes in maritime boundaries following the 2018 Australia-Timor-Leste treaty.
• Compare seabed topography from the Etopo2 background with declared jurisdictional limits.
• Study the indicative location of territorial sea baselines and outer maritime zone limits.

Strengths

• Updated in March 2020 to reflect a 2018 international treaty.
• Incorporates authoritative seabed (Etopo2) and land (NASA Blue Marble) base imagery.

Limitations

• Map is indicative only and not a definitive legal source; some limits may change.
• Data is provided as a static PDF/HTML map, limiting quantitative geospatial analysis.
• Specific spatial data layers, coordinates, or metadata are not provided as structured data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Cartographic compilation based on legal instruments and scientific data.

Time Range

Reflects boundaries as of the March 2020 update, incorporating a 2008 continental shelf approval and a 2018 treaty.

Freshness

Updated March 2020; platform record shows an administrative update in April 2026.

Geography

Spatial coverage focuses on Australia's maritime jurisdiction and continental shelf claims.