South Keeling Islands

The South Keeling Islands are a group of 24 islands of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, next to North Keeling, about 27 km (17 mi) to the north.

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The South Keeling Islands are a group of 24 islands of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, next to North Keeling, about 27 km (17 mi) to the north. The Australian atoll is located in the Indian Ocean about 2,930 km (1,821 mi) northwest of Perth, 3,685 km (2,290 mi) west of Darwin, 960 km (597 mi) southwest of Christmas Island and more than 1,000 km (621 mi) southwest of Java and Sumatra. Only two of the 24 islands are populated, with a total population of around 600.

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Inside the group's outline but not confirmed as members by any source.

Unnamed island8 m · 0.03 km²
Unnamed island6 m · 0.02 km²

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Cocos Island Atoll in the Indian Ocean - part of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands group.
PalawanOz / CC BY-SA 3.0
Pulu Maria, one of the 27 islands of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, lies off the southeast end of West Island.
David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands consist of two coral atolls. North Keeling is a one-island atoll 25 kilometers north of the Cocos Islands. Cocos is a much larger atoll comprised of 26 reef islands, including South Island depicted here.
David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
prison island
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prison island
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At low tide the South Lagoon off West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, is a vast expanse of glistening white sand.
David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0
NASA astronaut image of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Territory of Australia) in the Indian Ocean
NASA / Public domain