Ashmore and Cartier Islands Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
external territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean
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 reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve. This is a difficult travel destination due to restrictions on access and being in the area of illegal boat movements. Understanding its location is a useful reference point for understanding boats and their passage between Indonesia and Australia. Monitoring of, or patrolling of the location is, in all probability, a part of the Australian government's policies of controlling illegal immigration. According to Australian literature, Cartier Island was discovered by Captain Nash in 1800, and named after his ship Ca
Ashmore and Cartier Islands Travel Guide Sections
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