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Keeling Islands: see Cocos Islands Cocos Islands (kō`kōs) or Keeling Islands, ..... Click the link for more information. . Cocos Islandsor Keeling IslandsTerritory (pop., 2006: 571) of Australia. Lying in the eastern Indian Ocean about 580 mi (930 km) southwest of Java, it consists of two isolated atolls and 27 small coral islets and has a total land area of 5.6 sq mi (14.4 sq km). They were discovered in 1609 by William Keeling and first settled in 1826. Declared a British possession in 1857, the Cocos at times came under the government of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) but ultimately passed to Australia in 1955. In 1984 the residents voted to merge with Australia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The dot cc suffix originated as a ccTLD (country code top-level domain), belonging to the Cocos Keeling Islands. |
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