Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map with Continental Shelf and Bathymetry

One of 27 maps in the Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series, depicting the extended continental shelf approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008. The map shows all of Australia's maritime jurisdiction, including external territories and the Australian Antarctic Territory, with background bathymetry derived from 2009 and 1997 grids. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this A0-sized PDF for download.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime boundaries and claims based on the depicted jurisdiction and continental shelf.
• Analyzing seabed topography for marine research based on the combined bathymetry and topographic grid.
• Referencing legal and administrative maritime zones for policy development based on the official map series.
• Incorporating base map layers for thematic mapping based on the background land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Strengths

• Part of a defined series of 27 constituent maps, providing context.
• Integrates bathymetric data from two specific sources: a 2009 Geoscience Australia grid and a 1997 grid by Smith and Sandwell.
• Based on a specific legal decision (continental shelf limits approved in April 2008).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and resolution require manual inspection of the PDF.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Derived from official maritime jurisdiction data and composite bathymetry/imagery sources.

Time Range

The continental shelf depiction is based on the 2008 approval; background imagery sources are from 2009 and 1997.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 20:43:58.179492; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia's maritime jurisdiction, including external territories and the Australian Antarctic Territory.