Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Information about Ashmore and Cartier Islands
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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