Australian Continental Margin Definition Under UN Law of the Sea

Definition of the continental margin using UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (Article 76), and its application to Australia. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the geospatial coordinates defining Australia's continental margin under Article 76.
• Compare legal definitions of the continental margin with bathymetric data for maritime zone claims.
• Extract textual legal interpretations from the UNCLOS Article 76 application documents.
• Map the outer limits of the continental shelf for resource management and jurisdictional purposes.

Strengths

• Legacy product maintained by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network.
• Specific application to Australia's maritime jurisdiction under UNCLOS Article 76.

Limitations

• No abstract or detailed data description is available.
• Data is provided only in PDF and HTML formats, limiting machine-readability.
• Sample data, row counts, and specific column structures are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Australia's continental margin