Here it is, the view of the sand island in NTT which is claimed by Australia

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Indonesia and Australia discuss the issue of the territorial dispute on Pasir Island in southern East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The indigenous peoples of the NTT province have asked Australia to leave the island immediately.

Meanwhile, Australia is standing still and claims that the island, which is south of Rote Island, belongs to its country. The land of kangaroos calls these islands the Ashmore and Cartier Islands.

According to the website of the government agency Geoscience Australia, the Ashmore and Cartier Islands region includes the western, central and eastern Ashmore Reef Islands and Cartier Island and the territorial sea of ​​approximately 12 nautical miles. The islands are uninhabited, small, low and made up of coral and sand, with some turf.

Just for you to know, this area of ​​Pasir Island is located on the outer edge of the continental shelf in the Indian Ocean and the Timor Sea approximately 320 kilometers off the northwest coast of Australia and 170 kilometers south of Australia. Rote island (Roti), Indonesia.

“The proximity of the Territories with Indonesia has been the subject of joint official discussions in recent years and the Agreement which aims to resolve a series of maritime borders between the two countries was signed in 1997. The extension of the territorial sea of ​​12 nautical miles around the Archipelago is indicated by two boundary lines, “writes the website.

Ashmore Reef is located 840 kilometers west of Darwin and 610 kilometers north of Broome. It consists of an exposed coral reef system covering an area of ​​approximately 583 square kilometers, which rises from the western edge of the Sahul shelf.

The western, central, and eastern Ashmore Reef Islands lie within the reef edge. They have a combined area of ​​1.12 square kilometers, the largest of which is around one kilometer long.

According to the site, the first recorded coral reef sighting in Europe dates back to 11 June 1811 by Samuel Ashmore, who named the nearby Hibernia Reef in honor of the ship. During the 1850s, American whalers operated in the region, and during the second half of the 19th century, phosphate mining was carried out on the western island.

The reef site also has a high diversity of species and habitats with 14 sea snake species, 433 shellfish species and 70 fish species identified in the area, as well as 255 coral species.

While Cartier Island is located in the West Sahul region in the Indian Ocean. The island is located approximately 300 kilometers off the Australian coast of Kimberley, 200 kilometers south of Rote Island in Indonesia and 70 kilometers from Ashmore Reef. The surrounding reef plain rises abruptly from the surrounding depths. Cartier Island is a sandy island with no vegetation in the middle of a coral reef.

The Cartier Island Marine Reserve covers 167 square kilometers over an area within a 7.2 kilometer radius of the center of the island. This nature reserve protects the unique and vulnerable ecosystem of Cartier Island.

The surrounding coral reefs are also highly biodiverse, including 547 identified fish species, accounting for around 16% of Australia’s fish species.

“Like Ashmore Reef, Cartier Island and its surrounding coral reefs have been visited by Indonesian fishermen for centuries to collect birds, bird eggs, mussels, holoturians (sea cucumbers), mussels, turtles and turtle eggs for the consumption and trade in Asian markets “, concludes the site.

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