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Geography Of Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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Location	Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between north-western Australia and Timor island
Geographic coordinates	12 14 S, 123 05 E
Map references	southeast_asia
Area	total: 5 sq km note: includes ashmore reef (west, middle, and east islets) and cartier island water: 0 sq km land: 5 sq km
Area comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	74.1 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Climate	tropical
Terrain	low with sand and coral
Elevation extremes	lowest point: indian ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 3 m
Natural resources	fish
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all grass and sand) (2001)
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards
Environment - current issues	NA
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983

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