The Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands are two groups of small low-lying uninhabited tropical islands in the Indian Ocean situated on the edge of the continental shelf north-west of Australia and south of the Indonesian island of Rote. There is no economic activity in the Territory. However it has become a major hub for human smuggling and asylum seekers from Indonesians into the ANZC, in particular Australia. The island is occasionally visited by the ANZC Navy and flybys are conducted every month by the Commonwealth Air Force (CAirF).
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