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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 release is the latest data for the Australian Maritime Boundaries (AMB) and is a component of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act (SSLA) 1973. |