evidence: Ashmore and Cartier Islands are a territory off the northwest coast of Australia. 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, is now a marine reserve. [...] Dmoz:Asia/Ashmore and Cartier Islands WikiPedia:Ashmore and Cartier Islands