!!!Ashmore and Cartier Islands: Geography ||Location|Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island ||Geographic Coordinates|12 14 S, 123 05 E[{GoogleMap location='-12.233334,123.083336' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|74.1 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Indian Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''unnamed location 3 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|low with sand and coral ||Natural Hazards|surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards ||Natural Resource|fish ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''100% (all grass and sand) (2011) ||Climate|tropical ||Irrigated Land|NA ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|illegal killing of protected wildlife by traditional Indonesian fisherman, as well as fishing by non-traditional Indonesian vessels, are ongoing problems ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983; Cartier Island Marine Reserve established in 2000