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Cocos (Keeling) Islands Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/cocos_/cocos__geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 14 km2
Comparative area: about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries: none Coastline: 42.6 km Maritime claims:
@m5Contiguous zone: 12 nm
Climate: pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall Terrain: flat, low-lying coral atolls Natural resources: fish Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other Environment: two coral atolls thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation Note: located 1,070 km southwest of Sumatra (Indonesia) in the
Indian Ocean about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka
NOTE: The information regarding Cocos (Keeling) Islands on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cocos (Keeling) Islands Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |