Geomorphic Features of Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, 2006

Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, including offshore island territories, is covered by this dataset of geomorphic unit outlines. It was compiled by Geoscience Australia as part of an integrated digital information system to support environmental management of ocean resources. The data includes named units, source information, feature codes, province codes, and area and perimeter attributes, and is accompanied by Geoscience Australia Record 2003/30.

Use Cases

• Constructing seabed bioregionalisations based on geomorphic unit outlines.
• Environmental management of ocean resources based on compiled geomorphic knowledge.
• Mapping benthic habitat surrogates based on the classified geomorphic units.

Strengths

• Includes area and perimeter attributes for each geomorphic unit.
• Accompanied by a formal Geoscience Australia Record (2003/30).
• Covers Australia's entire Exclusive Economic Zone and offshore island territories.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-20 02:29:37.345719; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compiled as part of Geoscience Australia's integrated digital information system.

Freshness

Updated October 2006.

Geography

Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, including offshore island territories (excluding the Australian Antarctic Territory).