Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island; Ashmore Reef is 840 km west of Darwin and 610 km north of Broome; Cartier Islet is 70 km east of Ashmore Reef
12 25 S, 123 20 E
note - Ashmore Reef - 12 14 S, 123 05 E; Cartier Islet - 12 32 S, 123 32 E
Southeast Asia
total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island
about eight times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC
total: 0 km
74.1 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
tropical
low with sand and coral
highest point: Cartier Island 5 m
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
fish
agricultural land: 0% (2018 est.)
surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards
Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983; Cartier Island Marine Reserve established in 2000