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    AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES
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NORFOLK ISLAND:

Is 13.5 square miles in area
and has a population of 1,800.
The soil is very fertile,
suitable for citrus fruits,
bananas and coffee. Many of
the inhabitants are
descendants of the Bounty
mutineers. Australia offered
the island limited home rule
in 1978.

CORAL SEA ISLAND TERRITORY:

1 square mile in area it is
administered from Norfolk
Island.

TERRITORY OF ASHMORE AND
CARTIER ISLAND:

This 2 square miles island in
the Indian Ocean is
administered as part of the
Northern Territory.

HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS:

Administered by the Department
of Science.

COCOA (KEELING) ISLANDS:

These 27 small coral Islands
in the Indian Ocean are 1,750
miles North West of Australia.
They have an area of 5.5
square miles and a population
of 569.

KIRITIMATI (CHRISTMAS ISLAND):

52 square miles in area, with
a population of 3,000. It is
230 miles South of Java.

ANTARCTIC TERRITORY:

An area of 2,360,000 square
miles of territory South of
the 60th parallel Southern
Latitude and between 160th and
45th meridians East longitude
was claimed by Australia in
1933.