Ashmore and Cartier Islands Introduction 2016, CIA World Factbook

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

Ashmore and Cartier Islands Introduction 2016

SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 12, 2016

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.

NOTE: The information regarding Ashmore and Cartier Islands on this page is re-published from the 2016 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ashmore and Cartier Islands Introduction 2016 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ashmore and Cartier Islands Introduction 2016 should be addressed to the CIA.

- Please bookmark this page (add it to your favorites).
- If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the URL address below this line.

https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/ashmore_and_cartier_islands/ashmore_and_cartier_islands_introduction.html

This page was last modified 27-Apr-16

|Main INDEX|
2016 INDEX
Country Ranks
DEFINITIONS

Ashmore and Cartier Islands Index 2016

Ashmore and Cartier Islands Main Index
Introduction

Advertise Here

. Feedback




Ashmore and Cartier Islands Introduction 2016 https://theodora.com/wfbcurrent/ashmore_and_cartier_islands/ashmore_and_cartier_islands_introduction.html SOURCE: 2016 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES