Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map with Continental Shelf and Bathymetry

A geospatial map depicting Australia's maritime jurisdiction, including external territories and the Australian Antarctic Territory. It is one of 27 constituent maps in the 'Australia's Maritime Jurisdiction Map Series' and shows the extended continental shelf approved in April 2008. The background combines bathymetry from Geoscience Australia and a 1997 grid, with land imagery from NASA's Blue Marble.

Use Cases

• Visualizing national maritime boundaries based on the described jurisdiction map.
• Analyzing the extent of the continental shelf based on the 2008 Commission approval.
• Referencing bathymetric data for oceanographic studies based on the combined 2009 and 1997 grids.
• Creating educational or reference materials for Australia's territorial claims.

Strengths

• Part of a defined series of 27 constituent maps, providing context.
• Includes the extended continental shelf boundary as formally approved in April 2008.
• Background imagery is derived from specific, cited sources: Geoscience Australia's 2009 bathymetry and a 1997 grid.

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 primary format is a static PDF, which limits machine-readability and direct data extraction.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from cartographic sources and official boundary approvals.

Time Range

The continental shelf boundary reflects the 2008 approval; background data sources range from 1997 to 2009.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 03:36:48.346665; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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