Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map with Continental Shelf and Bathymetry

Australia's maritime jurisdiction map includes external territories and the Australian Antarctic Territory. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' and depicts the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008. The background combines bathymetry from Geoscience Australia (2009) and Smith & Sandwell (1997) with land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Visualize maritime jurisdictional boundaries based on the depicted continental shelf and territories.
• Analyze ocean floor topography using the combined bathymetry and topographic grid background.
• Reference territorial claims for legal or diplomatic research based on the official map series.
• Create educational or presentation materials using the high-resolution A0-sized map.

Strengths

• Part of a standardized 27-map series (GeoCat 71789) providing consistent context.
• Integrates multiple authoritative data sources: Geoscience Australia bathymetry, Smith & Sandwell grid, and NASA Blue Marble imagery.
• Based on the officially approved extended continental shelf limits from April 2008.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided as a static PDF/HTML map, limiting direct computational analysis without extraction.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative projects.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from combined bathymetric and topographic grids and official jurisdictional data.

Time Range

Background imagery and bathymetry sources range from 1997 to 2009; jurisdictional data reflects 2008 approval.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:38:36.015926; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, its external territories, and the Australian Antarctic Territory.