Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Map of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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| Official name: |
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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| Capital: |
West Island
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| Area: |
total: 14 sq km
note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
water: 0 sq km
land: 14 sq km
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| Location: |
Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
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| Geographic coordinates: |
12 30 S, 96 50 E
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| Comparative Area: |
about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
26 km
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| Terrain: |
flat, low-lying coral atolls
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m
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