Ashmore and Cartier Islands Introduction 2019, CIA World Factbook

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Ashmore and Cartier Islands Introduction 2019

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Page last updated on February 08, 2019

Background:
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, became a marine reserve in 2000.

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Ashmore and Cartier Islands Introduction 2019 SOURCE: 2019 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES