Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map with Continental Shelf and Bathymetry

One of 27 maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' (GeoCat 71789). The map depicts Australia's extended continental shelf as approved by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in April 2008. Background imagery combines bathymetric data from Geoscience Australia (2009) and Smith & Sandwell (1997) with land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Visualizing national maritime boundaries based on the described jurisdiction and external territories.
• Analyzing continental shelf extents based on the 2008 CLCS approval mentioned in the description.
• Referencing ocean floor topography based on the combined bathymetry data from Geoscience Australia and Smith & Sandwell.
• Creating educational or reference materials based on the A0-sized wall map format.

Strengths

• Part of a defined series of 27 constituent maps (GeoCat 71789).
• Integrates multiple authoritative data sources: Geoscience Australia's 2009 bathymetry, Smith & Sandwell's 1997 grid, and NASA's Blue Marble.
• Based on a formal legal definition (continental shelf approved by the CLCS in April 2008).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided as a static PDF/A0 map, limiting direct computational analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative projects.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from bathymetric and topographic grids; compiled for cartographic presentation.

Time Range

Underlying data sources range from 1997 to 2009, with a jurisdictional reference date of April 2008.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:25:38.694342; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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