Australia's Maritime Zones and Continental Shelf Limits, 2014 Edition

Australia's maritime zones and boundaries, derived from the Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014 dataset. The map shows territorial sea baselines, limits established under the Sea and Submerged Lands Act 1973, and continental shelf limits confirmed in 2008. It was published by Geoscience Australia and supersedes the Edition 4 map from November 2013.

Use Cases

• Visualizing maritime jurisdiction for legal and policy analysis based on described maritime zones and boundaries.
• Mapping Australia's continental shelf limits for resource exploration based on the 2008 Commission confirmation.
• Analyzing international maritime boundary arrangements with neighboring countries listed in the description.

Strengths

• Derived from the authoritative Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) 2014 data from Geoscience Australia.
• Includes continental shelf limits confirmed by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on 9 April 2008.
• Supersedes a previous published map edition (Edition 4, November 2013), indicating version control.

Limitations

• Data currency is 2014; boundaries established after this date are not included.
• The primary downloadable format is PDF, which may require conversion for geospatial analysis.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, limiting pre-download assessment of data structure.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Derived from Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) 2014 digital data.

Time Range

Currency: 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 18:06:44.463714; freshness should be verified

Geography

Coverage: Australia, including external territories from Heard and McDonald Islands to Norfolk Island and the Australian Antarctic Territory.