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Introduction: CORAL SEA ISLANDS

Scattered over some 1 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.

GEOGRAPHY
Country name:	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
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Location:	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Geographic Coordinates:	18 00 S, 152 00 E
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, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area Comparative:	NA
Land Boundaries:	0 km
Coastline:	3,095 km
Maritime Claims:	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate:	tropical
Terrain:	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Elavation Extremes:	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Natural Resources:	NEGL
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Independence	Dependency status:territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
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PEOPLE
Population:	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2005 est.)
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Ports and harbors:	none; offshore anchorage only
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