Australia's Maritime Zones and Boundaries Map, 2006 Edition

Geoscience Australia's 2006 map is a digital representation of Australia's territorial sea baseline and maritime limits derived from the Australian Maritime Boundaries version 2.0 dataset. The map describes maritime zones, explains boundary definitions, and lists arrangements with Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, France, and New Zealand. It shows boundaries stretching from Heard and McDonald Islands to Norfolk Island and from the Torres Strait to the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Use Cases

• Historical analysis of maritime boundary evolution based on the 2006 snapshot.
• Study of international maritime agreements based on listed arrangements with neighboring countries.
• Visualization of Australia's claimed extended continental shelf based on the UN CLCS submission.
• Reference for the geographic extent of maritime zones from the Antarctic Territory to Norfolk Island.

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 dataset.
• Includes explanations of boundary definitions and updates under the Sea and Submerged Lands Act 1973.
• Shows the full geographic extent of claims from the Antarctic to Norfolk Island.

Limitations

• The 2006 edition has been superseded by a 2013 version and no longer correctly reflects current maritime zones.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 data.

Time Range

Currency: 2006

Freshness

2006 (printed map); last updated 2026-03-25 17:28:33.678560

Geography

Coverage: Australia, including Heard and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island, Torres Strait, Arafura Sea, and Australian Antarctic Territory.