Australia's Maritime Boundaries Map, 2006 Historical Edition

A 2006 printed map derived from Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries version 2.0 data, depicting the territorial sea baseline and maritime limits as established under the Sea and Submerged Lands Act 1973. The map, published by the Australian Ocean Data Network, describes maritime zones, boundary arrangements with neighboring countries, and the extended continental shelf as submitted to the UN. It has been superseded by a 2013 edition and is kept for historical record only.

Use Cases

• Historical analysis of maritime boundary definitions based on the 1973 Sea and Submerged Lands Act.
• Study of international maritime agreements based on described boundary arrangements with Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and other nations.
• Examination of continental shelf claims based on the limits submitted to the United Nations Commission.
• Geospatial reference for Australia's historical maritime zones stretching from Heard Island to the Antarctic Territory.

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 data from Geoscience Australia.
• Includes descriptions of boundary arrangements with multiple neighboring countries and international bodies.
• Provides full geographical coverage of Australia's maritime claims from the Torres Strait to the Antarctic Territory.

Limitations

• The dataset is explicitly noted as superseded and no longer correctly reflects current maritime zones.
• Data currency is 2006, and the map is a historical artifact.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, derived from Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0.

Collection Method

Digital representation of legal maritime limits and boundaries, compiled into a printed map.

Time Range

2006

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:28:44.652183; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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