Australian Maritime Boundaries And Continental Shelf Limits

Edition 4 data from 2013 supersedes the 2006 edition, published by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It is a digital representation of Australia's territorial sea baseline, maritime limits, and continental shelf boundaries as established under national and international law. The map coverage extends from Heard and McDonald Islands to Norfolk Island and from the Torres Strait to the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Use Cases

• Analyze the extent of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone using the defined maritime limits and boundaries.
• Compare resolved continental shelf limits with unresolved areas as confirmed by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
• Study bilateral maritime boundary arrangements with Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and other nations detailed in the map.
• Map the territorial sea baseline derived from Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 data.

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 dataset.
• Incorporates continental shelf limits confirmed by an international commission in April 2008.
• Provides coverage of Australia's full maritime domain, including remote island territories.

Limitations

• Primary data currency is 2013, which may not reflect recent boundary adjustments.
• Available only in PDF and HTML formats, limiting direct geospatial analysis.
• Specific row counts, column details, and underlying data structures are unknown.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Digital representation of legal boundaries established under the Sea and Submerged Lands Act 1973 and international commission rulings.

Time Range

Data currency 2013, with references to 2008 commission confirmations.

Freshness

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Geography

Australia and its maritime zones, including external territories.