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Territorial Sea areas
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Last updated11 months ago
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Abstract:This dataset depicts the limit of Australia’s territorial sea as proclaimed by the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 – Proclamation under section 7 (9/11/1990). This Proclamation asserts a 12 nautical mile territorial sea measured seaward from the territorial sea baseline, with exception of certain islands in the Torres Strait where the territorial sea limit is fixed at 3 nautical miles in accordance with the Torres Strait Treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea.  This version release is the Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) 2020 and is a component of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act (SSLA) 1973.© Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2021.Downloads and Links:Web ServicesSeas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 MapServer Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 WMTSSeas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 WMSSeas and Submerged Lands Act 1973 WFSDownloads available from the expanded catalogue link, belowMetadata URL:https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/144571

Administrative and political boundariesAustraliaSeas and Submerged Lands Act 1973maritime boundary
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Dcat Issued2021-10-25T23:28:25.000Z
Dcat Modified2025-01-29T01:19:07.000Z
Dcat Publisher NameGeoscience Australia
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Harvest Object Id9412daf1-9cba-4f88-9495-1a7b4b5870ac
Harvest Source Idb4a641fd-7000-437a-b9f4-322aa6e83b11
Harvest Source TitleAustralian Marine Spatial Information System (AMSIS)
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