Terdapat sebuah stasiun pemantau cuaca di sebelah barat pulau.
== Pemerintahan ==
Wilayah ini bearada dalam kekuasaan Indonesia di bawah [[Departemen Hukum dan Pemerintahan]]<ref name="AussieAG">{{cite web | author = First Assistant Secretary, Territories Division | title = Territories of Australia | url = http://www.ag.gov.au/territories | publisher = Attorney-General's Department | date = 2008-01-30 | accessdate = 2008-02-07 | quote = The Federal Government, through the Attorney-General's Department administers Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the Coral Sea Islands, Jervis Bay, and Norfolk Island as Territories. | archive-date = 2009-01-31 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090131100911/http://ag.gov.au/territories | dead-url = yes }}</ref> (Sebelum tanggal 29 Nopember 2007,<ref name="DOTARS">{{cite web | author = Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government | title = Territories of Australia | url = http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories/index.aspx | accessdate = 2008-02-07 | quote = As part of the Machinery of Government Changes following the Federal Election on 29 November 2007, administrative responsibility for Territories has been transferred to the Attorney General's Department. | archive-date = 2007-12-16 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071216154140/http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/territories/index.aspx | dead-url = yes }}</ref> berada di bawah [[Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Departemen Transportasi dan Pelayanan]]). Dengan kode FIPS-10 adalah <code>AT</code>; wilayah ini termasuk dalam negara Australia menurut ketentuan [[ISO 3166]]. Australia bertanggung jawab atas keamanan pulau, dengan dikunjungi oleh [[Angkatan Laut Australia]] dan [[Angkatan Udara Australia]] secara berkala. Pulau ini dikunjungi oleh pengunjung musiman.
