Editing Ashmore and Cartier Islands (section)

==Geography==
[[File:AshmoreandCartierIslands.png|thumb|left|A map of Ashmore and Cartier Islands]]
The territory comprises Ashmore Reef, which includes West, Middle and [[East Island (Ashmore and Cartier Islands)|East Islands]], in addition to two lagoons, as well as Cartier Reef, which includes [[Cartier Islands|Cartier Island]]. Ashmore Reef covers approximately {{convert|583|km2|1|abbr=on}} and Cartier Reef {{convert|167|km2|0|abbr=on}}, both measurements extending to the limits of the reefs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Australia |first1=Geoscience |title=Ashmore and Cariter Islands |url=http://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/national-location-information/dimensions/remote-offshore-territories/ashmore-and-cartier-islands |website=Australian Government Geoscience Australia |date=15 May 2014 |publisher=Australian Government |access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref>

West, Middle and East Islands have a combined land area variously reported as {{convert|54|ha}},<ref>{{cite journal| last1=Carter |first1=Mike|last2=Clarke |first2=Rohan |last3=Pierce |first3=Frank |last4=Dooley |first4=Sean |last5=Swann |first5=George |last6=Grant|first6=Murray|title=Lesser Coucal 'Centropus bengalensis' on Ashmore Reef: First Record for Australia|issn=1448-0107|journal=Australian Field Ornithology|volume=27|issue=3|year=2010|quote=Within the reef are three small islands: West, Middle and east Islands (total land area 54 ha). The largest and most heavily vegetated is West Island... }}</ref> {{convert|93|ha}}<ref name="Europa2004"/> and {{convert|112|ha}}.<ref>{{cite web | publisher=Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australian Government | title=Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve and Cartier Island Marine Reserve | work=Marine Protected Areas | url=http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mpa/ashmore/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709123527/http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mpa/ashmore/ | archive-date=2011-07-09 }}</ref> Cartier Island has a reported land area of {{convert|0.4|ha}}.<ref name="Europa2004">{{cite book|author=Taylor & Francis Group|title=The Europa World Year Book 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wGA4o-UhAfgC&pg=PA611|edition=45th|year=2004|publisher=Europa Publications, Taylor & Francis Group|isbn=978-1-85743-254-1|page=611}}</ref>