Australia's Maritime Zones and Continental Shelf Limits, Edition 4 (2013)

Edition 4 of Australia's Maritime Zones map supersedes the 2006 edition and is derived from Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries version 2.0 data. The map shows continental shelf limits confirmed in 2008, unresolved areas, and maritime boundary arrangements with neighboring countries including Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand. It covers Australia's maritime jurisdiction from Heard and McDonald Islands to Norfolk Island and from the Torres Strait to the Australian Antarctic Territory.

Use Cases

• Visualizing Australia's maritime jurisdiction based on the territorial sea baseline and limits established under the Sea and Submerged Lands Act 1973.
• Analyzing continental shelf limits and unresolved boundary areas as confirmed by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in 2008.
• Studying international maritime boundary arrangements with Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, France, and New Zealand mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Derived from Geoscience Australia's authoritative Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 data.
• Incorporates continental shelf limits confirmed by an international commission in April 2008.
• Describes maritime boundary arrangements with five neighboring countries or territories.

Limitations

• Data is provided as a PDF/HTML map; underlying vector or tabular data format and structure are unknown.
• The map's currency is 2013; boundary definitions or legal status may have changed since publication.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, limiting pre-download assessment of data usability.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Digital representation derived from Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 data.

Time Range

Currency 2013; incorporates limits confirmed in 2008.

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-04-20; the core map data is from 2013.

Geography

Australia's maritime zones, including external territories and Antarctic claim.