evidence: The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands[1] is an uninhabited external territory[2] of Australia consisting of four low-lying tropical islands in two separate reefs, and the 12 nautical mile territorial sea generated by the islands. The territory is located in the Indian Ocean situated on the edge of the continental shelf, about 320 km (199 mi) off the northwest coast of Australia and 144 km (89 mi) south of the Indonesian island of Rote.[3] [...] External links - Ashmore and Cartier Islands entry at The World Factbook - Geoscience Australia—Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Department of the Environment and Heritage—Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve - Department of the Environment and Heritage—Cartier Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve - First on list of Australian islands - "Ashmore Reef Belongs to Indonesia," posted on East Timor Action Network. [1]