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Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Introduction
By The CIA Factbook
May 20, 2008, 18:11
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Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
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Background:
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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. |
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