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Atlas of Ashmore and Cartier Islands

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Ashmore and Cartier Islands

	Ashmore and Cartier Islands

English	Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Ashmore and Cartier Islands is an external territory ofAustralia that consists of three reefs with small, low-lying, uninhabited islands in the Indian Ocean, situated on the edge of the continental shelf northwest ofAustralia and south of the Indonesian island of Roti.

Short name	Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Official name	Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Status	External territory ofAustralia
Location	Indian Ocean
Capital	—
Population	No inhabitants
Area	199.45 km²
Major language(s)	—
Major religion(s)	—
More information	Ashmore and Cartier Islands,Geography of Ashmore and Cartier Islands,History of Ashmore and Cartier Islands andPolitics of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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Map of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands

History

Ashmore and Cartier Islands was a British overseas territory until 1933, when it became a part of the Northern Territory ofAustralia. In 1978 its administration was transferred from the Northern Territory to the federal government, and Ashmore and Cartier Islands became an external territory of Australia.

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