<text id=94CT0078><title>Ashmore and Cartier Islands—Geography</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source>
<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Ashmore and Cartier Islands<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Southeastern Asia, in the Indian Ocean, 320 km off the northwest coast of Australia, between Australia and Indonesia
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 5 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 5 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> about 8.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island