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The territorial maritime boundaries around Australia extend to the following - Off the northern coast: Thursday Island (39 km north of Cape York Peninsula) and the Torres Strait islands. East: to the Coral Sea Islands Territory, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island (although Norfolk Island is an Australian territory, a passport is required for anyone, including Australians, to enter it). In the west: to Heard and McDonald Islands in the southwest and Ashmore and Cartier Islands in the northwest. Further west beyond this, Australia's territory includes Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. In the south: to Macquarie Island and the Australian Antarctic Territory.

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