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Australia's Maritime Zones/Boundaries Map

Created 20/01/2026

Updated 20/01/2026

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This edition has been superseded by the Australia's Maritime Zones Edition 4 map published in October 2013. Geocat 69822. It no longer correctly reflects Australia's maritime zones and is kept for historical record only.

This map has been derived from Geoscience Australia's Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) version 2.0 data which is a digital representation of Australia's territorial sea baseline and the maritime limits and boundaries as established under the Sea and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

The map describes the different maritime zones, explains how Australia defines and updates its maritime boundaries, and lists the different maritime boundary arrangements with Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, France (New Calendonia and Kerguelen) and New Zealand.

The limits of the extended continental shelf beyond the exclusive economic zone, as shown on this map, are as submitted for consideration of the United Nations Commision on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). In accordance with Australia's request the CLCS has indicated that it will not consider the extended continental shelf appurtenant to the Australian Antarctic Territory for the time being.

This map shows the extent of Australia's maritime boundaries, stretching from Heard and McDonald Islands in the west to Norfolk Island in the east, and from the Torres Strait and Arafura Sea in the north to the Australian Antarctic Territory in the south.

Product Specifications:

Coverage: Australia Currency: 2006 (printed map) Coordinates: Geographical Projection: Bonne with 134E longitude and 30S at projection centre Medium: Paper, flat and folded copies (printed map) available through Geoscience Australia's Sales Centre

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Australia's Maritime Zones/Boundaries Map
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/93fb5b6b-afe6-401a-a495-fe90e4911461
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 20/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      [
        35.0,
        -90.0
      ],
      [
        -130.0,
        -90.0
      ],
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      ],
      [
        35.0,
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      ],
      [
        35.0,
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      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "Australia's Maritime Zones/Boundaries Map". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/australias-maritime-zones-boundaries-map3