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”?
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Hi David,
I think most people consider the Exclusive Economic Zone which is 200 nautical miles off the coast.
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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