Australia's Maritime Zones and Boundaries Map, 2006 Edition

Geoscience Australia's 2006 map depicts Australia's territorial sea baseline and maritime limits as established under the Sea and Submerged Lands Act 1973. The map, which has been superseded by a 2013 edition, shows maritime zones stretching from Heard and McDonald Islands to Norfolk Island and from the Torres Strait to the Australian Antarctic Territory. It also lists boundary arrangements with Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, France, and New Zealand.

Use Cases

• Study historical maritime boundary definitions based on the described territorial sea baseline and limits.
• Analyze international maritime agreements based on the listed boundary arrangements with neighboring countries.
• Research the submission process for extended continental shelf claims based on the reference to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.

Strengths

• Derived from Geoscience Australia's authoritative Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 data.
• Explicitly documents the currency (2006) and superseded status, providing clear historical context.
• Describes the geographic projection (Bonne) and coverage area in detail.

Limitations

• Data is explicitly noted as historical and no longer correctly reflects current maritime zones.
• Row count, column definitions, and license information are unknown.
• The primary medium is a printed paper map, with digital availability limited to PDF and HTML formats.

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

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:01:29.207838; the underlying data is from a superseded 2006 map.

Geography

Coverage: Australia, including external territories and maritime zones.