!!!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