Thanks everybody for your swift and helpful replies!
Cheers
Dave
On 29/01/2011, at 10:14 PM, Tony Palliser wrote:
> David,
> This link should answer your question
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_Economic_Zone
>
> So 200 nautical miles around an island such as Macquarie. But of that
> could hardly apply to Islands like Saibai in the Torres Strait where the
> boarder I understand would be half way between Saibai and the Papua New
> Guinea shore - grin! Similarly one would assume that the same principle
> would apply around the Territories too - namely Christmas Island, Cocos
> Keeling, Heard Island, Norfolk. The Australian Antarctic Territory though
> appears at times (I have been informed) to be contentious.
>
> Then comes the debate as to what constitutes Australasia - some include the
> New Zealand some don't? Some include Sula Island in the far northwest some
> don't etc - I give up on this one. Perhaps I should update the totals page
> to include Australasia - that would make the game seriously interesting.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Tony
>
>
>
>
>
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> Hi all,
> In relation again to the recent discussion on australian territories etc, I
> have just been asked by someone about Macquarie Island. I'm aware that the
> island itself is counted in birding lists but the question is how far out to
> sea around the island is also classified Australian waters and therefore
> "tickable"?
>
>
> Cheers
> David Stowe==========
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