Coral Sea Islands
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Coral Sea Islands as the 2016 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 30 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Introduction
1 fieldBackground
Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. The Coral Sea Islands Act 1969 was amended in 1997 to extend the boundaries of the Coral Sea Islands Territory around Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs.
Geography
Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
16 fieldsLand use(2011 est.)
Area
- total:
- less than 3 sq km
- land:
- less than 3 sq km
- water:
- 0 sq km
note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km (300,000 sq mi) with the Willis Islets the most important
country comparison to the world: 252
People and Society
1 fieldPopulation
no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)
Government
7 fieldsCountry name
- conventional long form:
- Coral Sea Islands Territory
- conventional short form:
- Coral Sea Islands
- etymology:
- self-descriptive name to reflect the islands' position in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia
Dependency status
territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Economy
No economic activity
1 fieldCommunications
1 fieldCommunications - note
automatic weather stations on many of the isles and reefs relay data to the mainland
Transportation
1 fieldMilitary and Security
1 fieldTransnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Coral Sea Islands.” The World Factbook 2016. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/coral-sea-islands/2016.