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	Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Cocos dialect of Malay and English are the main languages spoken and 80% of Cocos Islanders are Sunni Muslim.
		The capital of the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is West Island.
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cocos_Islands (956 words)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of (A nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony) Australia.
		The Cocos (Keeling) Islands consist of two flat, low-lying coral (An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon) atolls with an area of 14.2 km², 2.6 km of coastline, a highest elevation of five metres and thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation.
		North Keeling Island is an atoll consisting of just one C-shaped island, a nearly closed atoll ring with a small opening into the (A body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral) lagoon, about 50 m wide, on the East side.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/cocos_(keeling)_islands1.htm (1023 words)

	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.
	www.geocities.com /pumbo99/cocos.html (870 words)

	flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
		Although the Cocos (Keeling) islands were discovered in 1609 by Capt. William Keeling of the East India Company, they remained uninhabited until 1826, when the first settlement was established on the main atoll by an Englishmen, Alexander Hare, with a group of followers, predominantly of Malay origin.
		In 1857 the islands were annexed to the Crown; in 1878 responsibility was transferred from the Colonial Office to the Government of Ceylon, and in 1886 to the Government of the Straits Settlements.
		The Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council, established as the elected body of the Cocos Malay community in July 1979, advises the Administrator on all issues affecting the Territory.
	www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/cc.html (642 words)

	National Mapping - Fab Facts, Dimensions, External Territories, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
		The Cocos (Keeling) islands are a series of 27 coral islands, formed into two large coral atolls, situated in the Indian Ocean, approximately 2770 kilometres north west of Perth.
		The islands are heavily vegetated despite the constant occurrence of cyclones.
		The Cocos Islands where discovered by Captain William Keeling in 1609 and are officially referred to as the Cocos (Keeling) Islands to avoid confusion with other islands of the same name.
	www.auslig.gov.au /facts/dimensions/externalterr/cocos.htm (203 words)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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)

	Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The islands are located in the Indian Ocean, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka, at 12° 30′ 00″ S 96° 50′ 00″ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=12_30_00_S_96_50_00_E_).
		On November 9, 1914, the islands were the scene of the Battle of Cocos, one of the first naval battles of World War I.
		The telegraph station on Direction Island was attacked by the German light cruiser SMS Emden, which was destroyed several hours later by an Australian cruiser, HMAS Sydney.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands (937 words)

	Two new wind projects to benefit remote communities Media Release 28 July 2004
		The Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, today announced up to $1.6 million Australian Government funding to install a wind turbine at Bremer Bay on Western Australia's south coast and $500,000 to install WA-made wind turbines on Home Island in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
		This will allow the wind turbine to generate about 1,800 MWh of renewable electricity each year, meeting up to 40% of the town's electricity supply and reducing diesel consumption by an average of about 340,000 litres per year, resulting in a greenhouse gas reduction of over 900 tonnes of CO per year.
		Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an Australian Territory located in the Indian Ocean 2,950 km north-west of Perth; there are 27 coral islands in the group, and the only inhabited islands are Home and West Islands.
	www.deh.gov.au /minister/env/2004/mr28jul04.html (949 words)

	The Advertiser: Islands lose asylum status [30jul05]
		Islands including the Whitsundays, Lindeman Island, Hayman Island, Magnetic Island and Dunk Island are included in the latest list of land that will no longer be part of Australia for the purposes of people seeking asylum.
		The Federal Government has been trying to implement the migration zone changes since the rush of boatpeople to Australia in 2001, when 1544 people were intercepted en route to Australia in three months, and were processed in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.
		The Government believes ruling islands out of the migration zone will deter asylum-seekers by boat because they are likely to be detected before reaching the mainland.
	www.theadvertiser.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5936,16090475%255E421,00.html (772 words)

	Pulu Keeling Management Plan
		The Park was established on 12 December 1995 and comprises North Keeling Island and its marine area extending to 1.5 kilometres from the shore.
		It is also home to the endemic Cocos buff-banded rail, Gallirallus philippensis andrewsi, which is listed as endangered under the EPBC Act, and the Cocos angelfish, Centropyge joculator, which is endemic to both Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
		Pulu Keeling's forests and other flora are examples of the original vegetation of the region, and include a number of species not now found elsewhere in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
	www.deh.gov.au /parks/publications/pulu-html/foreward.html (472 words)

	1000Countries.com: Cocos (Keeling) Islands I: cocos (keeling) islands, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The municipality of the Shire of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands encompasses all the Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
		The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are situated in the Indian Ocean approximately...
		The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a territory of Australia, administered from Canberra by...
	1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/cocos_keeling_islands_1.html (2109 words)

	Cocos Tourism - History
		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.
		The settlers began in earnest to develop the islands' coconut plantations.
		Most of the land was vested in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council.
	www.cocos-tourism.cc /history.htm (1076 words)

	Out of Bounds: Cocos Keeling
		It seems that it’s been referred to as the Cocos Islands for centuries (I’m still not sure why), but the name Keeling in parentheses is used to distinguish it from the other Cocos Islands in the world.
		South Island is the inhabited one and refers to a collection of smaller islands.
		Cocos was transferred from Britain to Australia in the early 1950’s, but it was not until the early 1980’s that the Malay people voted to become fully integrated with Australia.
	www.outofbounds.com /html/cocos_keeling.html (1797 words)

	1000Countries.com: Cocos (Keeling) Islands III: cocos (keeling) islands, COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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...
		The Cocos Islands are an Australian possesion in the Indian Ocean, governed as...
		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...
	1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/cocos_keeling_islands_3.html (2413 words)

	ipedia.com: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		There is a Cocos Island (Isla del Coco) in the Pacific Ocean belonging to Costa Rica which should not be confused with these Cocos Islands.
		The islands are administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories, with a non-resident administrator (currently William Taylor) appointed by the Governor-General.
		Federally, Cocos (Keeling) Islanders form part of the electorate of the Northern Territory.
	www.ipedia.com /cocos__keeling__islands.html (565 words)

	National Archives of Australia - Fact Sheet 103 - The Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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.
		In 1978 the Australian Government purchased from Mr John Cecil Clunies-Ross the remainder of his property on the islands with the exception of his house on Home Island (it was purchased by the government in 1993).
	www.naa.gov.au /publications/fact_sheets/FS103.html (782 words)

	Cocos Islands Government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 is the basis of the Territory s administrative, legislative and judicial systems.
		An Administrator appointed by the Governor-General and responsible to the Minister for Territories and Local Government is the senior Government representative in the Territory.
		A representative form of local government was established on 25 July 1979.
	www.omninet.net.au /~kg/travel/cocos/govt.html (112 words)

	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.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0812755.html (374 words)

	World of Facts - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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.
		islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
	www.worldoffacts.com /ck (401 words)

	Fundación Amigos de la Isla del Coco
		southeast of Puntarenas, Costa Rica, is an oceanic island of volcanic origin, with a land surface of 24 square km.
		It is integrated by distinguished citizens, businessmen and women, scholars, government officials and nature lovers who make up the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.
		There are few places where humans have not altered the normal course of nature; Cocos Island, is a sanctuary for life, a refuge of exceptional biodiversity in a magical world of indescribable beauty.
	www.cocosisland.org /english (176 words)

	COCOS ISLANDS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This ranks Cocos islands 155th among the 232 international buyers of Missouri goods.
		Missouri exports to Cocos islands decreased from the previous year by $46,959 a change of -53.40%.
		State exports to Cocos islands have decreased over the last 5 years by $43,957 a change of -51.75%.
	www.ecodev.state.mo.us /researchandplanning/indicators/international/cty6023.stm (92 words)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands
		Background: 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.
		Economy overview: Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop.
	www.paulnoll.com /Locations/visiting-Keeling-Islands.html (261 words)

	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.
		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.
		Flags of Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Uncover the flag images and description of the flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/asia/cocos-keeling-islands (442 words)

	Indian Ocean Islands
		A number of other Indian Ocean island countries and territories are listed separately in Part 4.
		The French government agency responsible for overseas territories, with headquarters in Paris.
		Cocos (Keeling) Islands Administration, P.O. Box 1093, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, WA 6799, Australia.
	www.interenvironment.org /wd4countries/2indisl.htm (702 words)

	Government Of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		If you would like to use this flag of Cocos (Keeling) Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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		If you would like to use this information for Cocos (Keeling) Islands or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
	www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/cocos_keeling_islands_country_government.shtml (281 words)

	OC20030805 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		His Worship the Mayor welcomed the delegates from the Shires of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
		Councillor Radal Feyrel from the Cocos (Keeling) Island Shire Council thanked the City for its hospitality and for its gift and presented the Mayor with a gift of shire mementos.
		Mr G Dunt, Chief Executive Officer for the Christmas Island Shire Council also thanked the City for its hospitality and indicated that appropriate mementos would be forwarded at a later date.
	www.stirling.wa.gov.au /transit/newmins/council/2003/August/OC20030805-01.htm (275 words)

	A/RES/39/30. Question of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
		Endorses the view of the Visiting Mission that, in so doing, the people of the Territory have exercised their right to self-determination in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV); 4.
		Considers it appropriate that, in view of the decision of the people of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, the transmission of information in respect of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands under Article 73 e of the Charter should cease; 5.
		Expresses its appreciation to the Government of Australia, as the administering Power concerned, and to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council for the co-operation extended to the United Nations; 7.
	www.un.org /documents/ga/res/39/a39r030.htm (214 words)

	Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Facts about Cocos (Keeling) Islands including map and flag images (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Facts about Cocos (Keeling) Islands including map and flag images
		Cocos (Keeling) Islands - History,Geography and Economic information
		Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
	www.world-atlas.net /Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands (453 words)

	ck Cocos Islands Factors and Information that Counts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Second report on Cocos (Keeling) Islands inquiry, 1989 by Australian Govt.
		Under the blue vault of heaven : a study of Charles Darwin's sojourn in the Cocos (Keeling) islands by Patrick Armstrong
		Cocos Keeling : the islands time forgot by Ken Mullen
	www.llpoh.org /facts/ck_Cocos_Islands.html (677 words)

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