Coral Sea Islands (2003) | Coral Sea Islands (2002) | |
Background | 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. | 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 Willis Island. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. |
Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2003 est.) |
no indigenous inhabitants
note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2002 est.) |