Ashmore and Cartier Islands

external territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean
AdministrativeArea external_territory_of_australia Q133888
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World Factbook

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Geography
Location
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
Climate
tropical
Terrain
low with sand and coral
Natural resources
fish
Government
Legal system
the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

Summary

Ashmore and Cartier Islands is an external territory of Australia[1]. It draws 393 Wikipedia views per month (external_territory_of_australia category, ranking #4 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands is located in Australia[3].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands is on the body of water Indian Ocean[5].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's image is recorded as Coral reefs of the Kimberley region in Australia threatened by climate change (Copernicus).jpg[6].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's instance of is recorded as external territory of Australia[7].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's instance of is recorded as dependent territory[8].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's main regulatory text is recorded as Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933[10].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's highest judicial authority is recorded as Supreme Court of the Northern Territory[11].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139686824[12].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's locator map image is recorded as Ashmore and Cartier Islands-CIA WFB Map.png[13].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n90679186[14].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's part of is recorded as Australia[15].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's Commons category is recorded as Ashmore and Cartier Islands[16].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2559345[17].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+08:00[18].
  • +1934-05-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ashmore and Cartier Islands[19].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -12.258333333333, 'lon': 123.04166666667}[20].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n3z[21].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge754413[22].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's FIPS 10-4 is recorded as AT[23].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ashmore and Cartier Islands[24].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's Commons gallery is recorded as Atlas of Ashmore and Cartier Islands[25].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's page banner is recorded as Ashmore Cartier Banner.JPG[26].
  • Ashmore and Cartier Islands's Curlie ID is recorded as Regional/Asia/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands/[27].

Body

Geography

Ashmore and Cartier Islands is in the country of Australia[4]. It is located in Australia[3]. It is on the body of water Indian Ocean[5]. Its part of is recorded as Australia[15].

Physical Characteristics

Ashmore and Cartier Islands's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+199'}[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include external territory of Australia[7] and dependent territory[8].

History and Context

+1934-05-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ashmore and Cartier Islands[19].

Why It Matters

Ashmore and Cartier Islands draws 393 Wikipedia views per month (external_territory_of_australia category, ranking #4 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Ashmore and Cartier Islands Acceptance Act 1933. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . FIPS 10-4. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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