Australian Maritime Zones and Continental Shelf Limits

Edition 5 supersedes the 2013 map, derived from the Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 dataset. It shows Australia's territorial sea baseline, maritime limits, and the continental shelf limits confirmed in 2008, including unresolved areas. The map was produced by the Australian Ocean Data Network and published in 2014.

Use Cases

• Analyze the extent of Australia's territorial sea baseline and exclusive economic zone using the provided geospatial boundaries.
• Study international maritime boundary arrangements with Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and other nations as listed on the map.
• Visualize the confirmed continental shelf limits from 2008 and compare them with unresolved areas off the Australian Antarctic Territory.
• Map the geographic coverage stretching from Heard and McDonald Islands to Norfolk Island using the Bonne projection with center at 134E, 30S.

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 digital dataset.
• Includes continental shelf limits confirmed by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in 2008.

Limitations

• Data currency is from 2014, potentially missing recent boundary updates.
• Primary format is a PDF map, limiting direct machine-readability and analysis of underlying vector data.
• Specific row counts, column names, and dataset size are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, derived from Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) 2014 data.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

Boundaries current as of 2014, with continental shelf confirmation from 2008.

Freshness

2014

Geography

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