Ashmore and Cartier Islands

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Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between north-western Australia and Timor island
These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve.





Divisions Ashmore and Cartier Islands