Treaties - Australian Maritime Boundaries 2014a: International Treaty Boundaries

May 2014 digital representation of Australia's international maritime boundaries determined by treaties with neighboring countries. The data was developed by Geoscience Australia in consultation with other Commonwealth agencies and covers the entire Australian marine jurisdiction from approximately 8°S to 70°S latitude and 39°E to 174°E longitude. Coordinates are supplied in the GDA94 datum.

Use Cases

• Map international maritime treaty boundaries based on the described treaty data.
• Analyze the spatial extent of Australia's marine jurisdiction based on the described geographical limits.
• Support legal and diplomatic work on maritime zones based on the official treaty representations.
• Integrate maritime boundaries with other geospatial datasets for marine spatial planning.

Strengths

• Developed by the primary Australian authority (Geoscience Australia) in consultation with other government agencies.
• Includes technical amendments based on user feedback, such as harmonization in block SC51.
• Provides coverage for the whole Australian marine jurisdiction, including external territories.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Delineation of maritime limits and boundaries, consultation with Commonwealth agencies.

Time Range

Currency: May 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 19:44:52.995404; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia including all external territories, approximately 8°S to 70°S latitude and 39°E to 174°E longitude.