Ashmore and Cartier Islands

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
external territory
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:area 199 km² (including reefs and lagoons)
gptkbp:areaLandKm2 5 km²
gptkbp:claimedBy Indonesia (historically)
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Ashmore_Reef
gptkb:Cartier_Island
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Australian_dollar
gptkbp:dialCode nan
gptkbp:distanceFromAustralia 320 km off northwest coast
gptkbp:distanceFromIndonesia 144 km south of Rote Island
gptkbp:establishedAsTerritory 1931
gptkbp:flora coral reefs
marine turtles
seabirds
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Department_of_Infrastructure,_Transport,_Regional_Development,_Communications_and_the_Arts
gptkbp:hasNoPermanentPopulation true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ashmore and Cartier Islands
gptkbp:importantFor marine biodiversity
migratory seabirds
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:AU
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Timor_Sea
northwest coast of Australia
gptkbp:mainIslands gptkb:Cartier_Island
gptkbp:mainReef gptkb:Ashmore_Reef
gptkbp:marinePark gptkb:Cartier_Island_Marine_Park
gptkb:Ashmore_Reef_Marine_Park
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australian_Indian_Ocean_Territories_(for_administrative_purposes)
gptkbp:population 0
gptkbp:populationAsOf 2021
gptkbp:postalCode nan
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Cartier_Island_Marine_Park
gptkb:Ashmore_Reef_Marine_Park
gptkbp:status Australian external territory
gptkbp:timezone UTC+8
gptkbp:transferredToAustralia 1931
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:uninhabited true
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:nature_reserve
military purposes
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Australian_Customs
gptkb:Australian_Border_Force
Indonesian traditional fishermen
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oceania_(overseas)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5