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Geography
Total area: 5 km2; land area: 5 km2; includes Ashmore Reef
(West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island.
Comparative area: about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC.
Land boundaries: none.
Coastline: 74.1 km.
Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 12 nm;
Continental shelf: 200 meters or to depth of exploration;
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm;
Territorial sea: 3 nm.
Climate: tropical.
Terrain: low with sand and coral.
Natural resources: fish.
Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and
pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other--grass and sand.
Environment: surrounded by shoals and reefs; Ashmore Reef
National Nature Reserve established in August 1983.
Note: located in extreme eastern Indian Ocean between Australia
and Indonesia 320 km off the northwest coast of Australia.