Geography Of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Location	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates	12 30 S, 96 50 E
Map references	southeast_asia
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
Area comparative	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	26 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Terrain	flat, low-lying coral atolls
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Natural resources	fish
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Irrigated land	NA sq km
Natural hazards	cyclone season is October to April
Environment - current issues	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs
Environment - international agreements
Geography note	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation

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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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