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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Geography 1996

Affiliation:

(territory of Australia)

Location:

Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about one-half of the way from Australia to Sri Lanka

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total area:

14 sq km

land area:

14 sq km

comparative area:

about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

note:

includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island

Land boundaries:

0 km

Coastline:

2.6 km

Maritime claims:

exclusive fishing zone:

200 nm

territorial sea:

3 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

pleasant, modified by the southeast trade wind for about nine months of the year; moderate rain fall

Terrain:

flat, low-lying coral atolls

Natural resources:

fish

Land use:

arable land:

NA%

permanent crops:

NA%

meadows and pastures:

NA%

forest and woodland:

NA%

other:

NA%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

there are no natural fresh water resources on the island, groundwater does accumulate in natural underground reservoirs

natural hazards:

cyclones may occur in the early months of the year

international agreements:

Note:

two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation

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