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- @node Header (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
- @section Header (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
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- @display
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- Affiliation:
- (territory of Australia)
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- @end display
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- @node Geography (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
- @section Geography (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
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- @display
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- Location:
- in the Indian Ocean, 320 km off the northwest coast of Australia, between
- Australia and Indonesia
- Map references:
- Oceania, Southeast Asia
- Area:
- total area:
- 5 km2
- land area:
- 5 km2
- comparative area:
- about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
- note:
- includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island
- Land boundaries:
- 0 km
- Coastline:
- 74.1 km
- Maritime claims:
- contiguous zone:
- 12 nm
- continental shelf:
- 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploration
- exclusive fishing zone:
- 200 nm
- territorial sea:
- 3 nm
- International disputes:
- none
- Climate:
- tropical
- Terrain:
- low with sand and coral
- Natural resources:
- fish
- Land use:
- arable land:
- 0%
- permanent crops:
- 0%
- meadows and pastures:
- 0%
- forest and woodland:
- 0%
- other:
- 100% (all grass and sand)
- Irrigated land:
- 0 km2
- Environment:
- surrounded by shoals and reefs; Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve
- established in August 1983
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- @end display
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- @node People (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
- @section People (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
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- @display
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- Population:
- no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are only seasonal caretakers
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- @end display
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- @node Government (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
- @section Government (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
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- @display
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- Names:
- conventional long form:
- Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- conventional short form:
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Digraph:
- AT
- Type:
- territory of Australia administered by the Australian Ministry for Arts,
- Sports, the Environment, Tourism, and Territories
- Capital:
- none; administered from Canberra, Australia
- Administrative divisions:
- none (territory of Australia)
- Independence:
- none (territory of Australia)
- Legal system:
- relevant laws of the Northern Territory of Australia
- Diplomatic representation in US:
- none (territory of Australia)
- US diplomatic representation:
- none (territory of Australia)
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- @end display
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- @node Economy (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
- @section Economy (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
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- @display
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- Overview:
- no economic activity
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- @end display
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- @node Communications (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
- @section Communications (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
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- @display
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- Ports:
- none; offshore anchorage only
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- @end display
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- @node Defense Forces (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
- @section Defense Forces (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)
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- @display
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- Note:
- defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal
- Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
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- @end display
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