!!!Ashmore and Cartier Islands %%image_right [{GoogleMap location='Cartier Island' type='embedded' zoom='bounds' width='450' height='350'}] %% [{Image src='at-lgflag.gif' class='image_left' height='150' width='226'}] 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 Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, became a marine reserve in 2000. %%menu-geo %%cols-r * %%icon-geo,geo %% [Geography|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands/Geography] * %%icon-geo,maps %% [Maps|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands/Maps] * %%icon-geo,culture %% [Culture|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands/Culture] ---- * %%icon-geo,special %% [Special Information|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands/Special_Information] * %%icon-geo,picture %% [Pictures|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands/Pictures] * %%icon-geo,community %% [Community Contributions|Geography/Territories_Oceans_and_Islands/Ashmore_and_Cartier_Islands/Community_Contributions] %% %% [{Metadata Suchbegriff='Ashmore- und Cartierinseln'}]