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Oceania > Coral Sea Islands > Background

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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.

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Coral Sea Islands, Coral Sea Islands Territory

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