australia`s continental shelf confirmed by the commission on the

PNG
INDONESIA
120°E
Christmas I
150°E
SOLOMON
ISLANDS
Argo
Cocos
(Keeling) I
Wallaby
Exmouth
Plateaus
20° S
VANUATU
90° E
NEW
CALEDONIA
AUSTRALIA
20° S
Three
Norfolk I Kings
Lord Howe I
Ridge
Naturaliste
Plateau
Lord
Howe Rise
GAB
40° S
NEW
ZEALAND
40° S
South
Tasman
Rise
Macquarie I
18
Kerguelen
Plateau
0°
Macquarie
Ridge
Kerguelen Is
HeardMcDonald
Islands
60°
AAT
AUSTRALIAN
ANTARCTIC
TERRITORY
(AAT)
E
150° W
60°S
60°S
South Pole
GeoCat 65810
AUSTRALIA'S CONTINENTAL SHELF CONFIRMED BY THE
COMMISSION ON THE LIMITS OF THE CONTINENTAL SHELF
Territorial sea and internal waters
Area of Australia's continental shelf beyond 200 M as confirmed
by the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
Areas of marine jurisdiction within 200 M
of Australia and its external territories
Joint Petroleum Development Area
under Timor Sea Treaty 2002
Note: The areas of continental shelf depicted to the north-west of
Australia reflect the terms of the 1997 maritime boundary treaty with
Indonesia which has not yet entered into force.
1 nautical mile (M) = 1852m
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