Ashmore and Cartier Islands

The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands is an uninhabited external territory 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.

Geography

The territory includes 155.4 km² (60.0 sq mi) Ashmore Reef (including West, Middle, and East Islands, and two lagoons within the reef) and 44 km² (17 sq mi) Cartier Reef (including Cartier Island). They have a total of 74.1 km (46 mi) of shoreline, measured along the outer edge of the reef. There are no ports or harbours, only offshore anchorage.

West, Middle, and East Islands have a combined land area variously reported as 54 ha, 93 ha, and 112 ha (1 hectare is 0.01 km², or about 2.5 acres). Cartier Island is an unvegetated sand island, with a reported land area of 0.4 ha.

Ashmore

Coordinates: 50°57′35″N 2°07′31″W / 50.9598°N 2.12536°W / 50.9598; -2.12536

Ashmore is a village and civil parish in the North Dorset district of Dorset, England, situated 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Salisbury. The village is centred on a circular pond and consists of a church and several stone cottages and farms, many with thatched roofs. It is the highest village in the county. The pond or "mere" is what gave the village its original name of "Ashmere". In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 188.

History

Three round barrows have been found in the parish: two in the south near Well Bottom and one in the west near the boundary with Fontmell Magna; this latter barrow was removed in the 19th century and bones were recovered. Ashmore may have been the site of a Neolithic market place or settlement.

The Roman road from Bath to Badbury Rings passes through the east of the parish. The situation of the village is similar to Romano-British sites in the area, and there may have been a Roman military camp and trading post here. It is possible that Ashmore may have been a Romano-British village that has been occupied without a break up to the present day; the parish church is sited away from the pond at the edge of the village, which could indicate that the village pre-dated the church and Christianity.

Ashmore (disambiguation)

Ashmore is a village in Dorset, England.

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