Jakarta –
Indigenous peoples in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) he has declared Sand island it’s his. However, Australia declare the island in the south Red Island it’s his. Australia calls the island the Ashmore and Cartier Islands.
The Ashmore and Cartier Islands are located on the outer side of the continental shelf in the Indian Ocean and Sea of Timor. The first European to reach the Ashmore and Cartier Islands was Samuel Ashmore, on 11 June 1811.
The location of the Ashmore and Cartier Islands (or Sand Island) is approximately 320km from the northwest coast of Australia and 170km from Rote Island (Roti), NTT, Indonesia.
The archipelago consists of coral and sand with little grass, and is uninhabited. Ashmore itself is called a reef, not an island. Cartier is referred to as an island. The Ashmore Coral Cluster has an area of 583 sq km, the largest coral reef with an area of 1.12 km.
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Ashmore Reef (Australian geoscience website)
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Carier Island is located at a distance of 300km from Australia and 200km from Roti Island, NTT, Indonesia. Carier Island is 70 km from Ashmore Reef. The island of Carier is a sandy island with no vegetation, covering an area of 167 sq km. This area of the island contains high biological diversity, there are 547 fish species identified, 16% are Australian fish species.
“The proximity to Indonesian territory has made the island the subject of joint official discussions in recent years,” Australia wrote on the website.
 Cartier Island (Australian geoscience website) |
Australia entered into an agreement to establish maritime borders with Indonesia in 1997. Australia calls these islands within 12 nautical miles of their territorial sea.
“Indonesian fishermen visit Ashmore Reef every year under a memorandum of understanding signed by the governments of Australia and Indonesia, which allows them (Indonesian fishermen) to use the marine area they have traditionally had access to for centuries,” writes Geoscience Australia .
Indonesian fishermen have also frequented Cartier Island for centuries. Fishermen usually collect birds, bird eggs, mussels / oysters, sea cucumbers, sea cucumbers, clams, turtles, and turtle eggs. All of this is collected by Indonesian fishermen for consumption and sale in Asian markets.
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