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Topic: Communications in the Cocos Keeling Islands


  
  Islands
Islands District, Hong Kong The Islands District is one of the 18 New Territories.
Geography The islands are southeast of Tanimbar Islands...
Kerguelen Islands The Kerguelen Archipelago is in the southern archipelago of 7,215 km².
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands consist of two flat, low-lying coral atolls with an area of 14 km², 2.6 km of coastline, a highest elevation of five metres and thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation.
A Cocos dialect of Malay and English are the main languages spoken and 80% of Cocos Islanders are Sunni Muslim.
The islands are administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories, with a non-resident Administrator (Evan Williams, appointed on 1 November 2003) appointed by the Governor-General (Evan Williams is also the Administrator of Christmas Island.
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 The Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are situated in the Indian Ocean approximately 2,700 kilometres north-west of Perth, Western Australia and 1000 kilometres south-west of Java.
The Islands are of volcanic origin and are made up of 27 coral islands, 26 of which form a typical horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounded by a coral reef.
In 1979 ownership of the village area of Home Island was transferred to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council, the local governing body elected by the Home Island community, to be held in trust for the residents.
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are located in the Indian Ocean at latitude 12°10' south and longitude 96°52' east.
Apart from North Keeling Island which is approximately 24 km from the main group the islands form a typical horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounded by a coral reef.
Although the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were discovered in 1609 they were not inhabited until 1826 when an Englishman Alexander Hare established a settlement on the main atoll.
www.dotrs.gov.au /terr/cocos   (641 words)

  
 1000Countries.com: Cocos (Keeling) Islands III: cocos (keeling) islands, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands History of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian Territory located in the Indian Ocean some 2 800 kilometres northwest of Perth.
COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS general data of the country General useful information Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. Nation and population official...
Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Cook Islands...
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 National Archives of Australia - Fact Sheet 103 - The Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are an Australian Territory located in the Indian Ocean some 2800 kilometres north-west of Perth.
The islands became an Australian Territory from 23 November 1955 with the proclamation of the Cocos (Keeling) Island Act 1955.
The islands were strategically important to Australia in both world wars, as a communications and transport link across the Indian Ocean.
www.naa.gov.au /publications/fact_sheets/FS103.html   (782 words)

  
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The World Factbook. 2003
Captain William Keeling discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century.
Annexed by the UK in 1857, they were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955.
Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia.
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 Cocos Islands
Only three of the islands are inhabited: West Island, which has an airport and the largest community of Europeans; Home Island, the former headquarters of the Clunies-Ross Estate and inhabited mainly by Cocos Malays; and Direction Island, which has an aviation-marine base.
Discovered in 1609 by Capt. William Keeling of the East India Company, the Cocos were settled in 1826 by Alexander Hare, an Englishman.
Bryophytes of Cocos Island, Costa Rica: diversity, biogeography and ecology.
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 interWAVE's GSM Network Solution Enables Voice and Data Communications to Cocos -- Keeling Islands Off the Coast of ...
Communications infrastructure equipment, including base stations, a mobile switching center and radios, was installed on Home Island and West Island, interconnected via a microwave link.
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, located northwest of Perth and southwest of Christmas Island, consists of twenty-seven coral islands with a total land area of approximately 14 square kilometers.
Heavy rain seasons, dense jungle and significant distances between the islands pose a challenge for deploying and maintaining a cost-effective communications infrastructure.
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 1Up Travel > Cocos (Keeling) Islands > Travel & Tourism | Tourist Guide to Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The islands were discovered in 1609, but remained uninhabited until the 19th century.
The population on the two inhabited islands is split between the mostly Europeans on West Island and the Malays on Home Island.
Government and Politics in Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Profiles the country name, government type, administrative divisions, independence, national holiday, constitution, legal system, suffrage, executive, legislative, and judicial branches, political parties and leaders, and a flag description of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands : Cocos Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a territory of Australia, administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories.
The islands are located in the Indian Ocean.
It isn't to be confused with Cocos Island that is an uninhabited offshore island in the Pacific Ocean, and forms an integral part of the Republic of Costa Rica.
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 Cocos Tourism - History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
1609 - discovery of the islands is generally attributed to Captain William Keeling during one of his homeward voyages from Java to England, although he did not record it in his journals.
Clunies-Ross delivered him and approximately 100 other people to the islands in May. Hare set up a settlement on Home Island and subsidiary camps on most of the other larger islands.
Most of the land was vested in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council.
www.cocos-tourism.cc /history.htm   (1076 words)

  
 Communications Of Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Information and Online Map - Map Town Ltd.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Information and Online Map - Map Town Ltd.
Background: A possession of the UK since 1857, the islands were transferred to Australia in 1955.
Economy - overview: Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop.
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 Cocos (Keeling) Island  - Complete list of mint postage stamps (1963-2005)
This is a complete list of Cocos (Keeling) Island issues for the years 1963 to 2005.
Scott catalog numbers are from the 2006 edition with the Scott Stamp Monthly supplementing the new issues.
Click here ==>COCOS (KEELING) IS. to see current inventory or to place an order
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 CIA - The World Factbook -- Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
CIA - The World Factbook -- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1953)
domestic: NA international: country code - 61-891; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)
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 ck Cocos Islands Factors and Information that Counts
Second report on Cocos (Keeling) Islands inquiry, 1989 by Australian Govt.
Tourism in the Indian Ocean territories : report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment, Recreation, and the Arts by Australian Govt.
Under the blue vault of heaven : a study of Charles Darwin's sojourn in the Cocos (Keeling) islands by Patrick Armstrong
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 1000Countries.com: Cocos (Keeling) Islands: population, area, statistics, maps, flags, religions, languages, information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
1000Countries.com: Cocos (Keeling) Islands: population, area, statistics, maps, flags, religions, languages, information
We have been carrying US government pages since the inception of our Internet presence in 1996.
domestic: NA international: country code - 61(08); telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)
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 1000Countries.com: Cocos (Keeling) Islands III: cocos (keeling) islands, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands - 2002 - Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military...
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 Cocos Keeling Islands
National holiday: NA Constitution: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955
Economy—overview: Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop.
Labor force: NA Labor force—by occupation: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage worker operations; tourism employs others
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 Cocos (keeling) Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka
Current issues: there are no natural fresh water resources on the island, groundwater does accumulate in natural underground reservoirs
Unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council; President of the Islands Council Ronald GRANT (since NA)
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 Countries of the World page on Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Countries of the World page on Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Legislative branch: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council; President of the Islands Council Ronald GRANT (since NA)
Economic overview: Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop.
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Communications 1991 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current ...
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Communications 1991 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
Airports: 1 airfield with permanent-surface runway, 1,220-2,439 m; airport on West Island is a link in service between Australia and South Africa
Telecommunications: 250 radios (1985); linked by telephone, telex, and facsimile communications via satellite with Australia; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV
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 LincOn.com-Travel:Oceana:Other Oceanic destinations:Cocos (Keeling) Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Legislative branch: unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (NA seats)
Labor force—by occupation: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage worker operations; tourism employs others
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 NCBuy: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Country Reference
Map of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Location) : 12 30 S, 96 50 E, Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka.
For additional reports and educational information specific to Cocos (Keeling) Islands, refer to the Country Info menubar to the upper right.
Some interesting facts and figures about Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
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 Cocos Islands - CIA 1992
The following is the entry for the Cocos Islands from the CIA World Fact Book, 1992 edition.
noun - Cocos Islander(s); adjective - Cocos Islander
British monarch, governor general of Australia, administrator, chairman of the Islands Council
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 Keeling Islands on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Northeastern hoping for turnaround after tough couple of seasons
The Cocos - getting away from it all.
Wayne Keeling of Akron, Ohio, dances during a "Welcome Back Winter Texans" party in South Padre Island, Texas, in December 2004.
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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Kodak's Health Group conducts business in over 200 countries with products and services for the entire film and digital spectrum, including the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Browse our products and services on line or contact our team to find out how we can help you.
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 GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Asia - Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Communications Facts and Figures
GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Asia - Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Communications Facts and Figures
World > Asia > Cocos (Keeling) Islands > Communications (Facts)
For comments and feedback, write to us at info@GeographyIQ.com.
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 1-language.com - The ESL Site: The World Factbook 2002 Online -- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
international: telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)
This page was last updated on 1 January 2002
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 The World Factbook 2004 -- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The World Factbook 2004 -- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
international: country code - 61(08); telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)
This page was last updated on 19 October, 2004
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