West Island, Cocos

West Island, part of the South Keeling Islands, is the capital of the , an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean. The population is roughly 120, making it the third smallest capital in the world, and consists mainly of Europeans.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Cocos Islands Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: PalawanOz, Public domain.
is an serving the , a territory of located in the Indian Ocean. The airport is on , one of the South Keeling Islands and capital of the territory.

West Island, Cocos

Latitude
-12.18233° or 12° 10′ 56″ south
Longitude
96.82596° or 96° 49′ 34″ east
Population
120
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
5MVRRR9G+39
Geo­Names ID
1547351
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“West Island, Cocos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ويست آيلند”
  • Azerbaijani: “Uest Aylend”
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Вест-Айленд”
  • Bulgarian: “Уест Айлънд”
  • Chinese: “西島”
  • Cocos Islands Malay: “Pulu Panjang”
  • Esperanto: “Okcidenta Insulo”
  • Georgian: “ვესტ-აილენდი”
  • Hindi: “पश्चिम द्वीप”
  • Japanese: “ウェスト島”
  • Korean: “웨스트 섬”
  • Macedonian: “Вест Ајленд”
  • Malay: “Pulo Panjang”
  • Panjabi: “ਪੱਛਮੀ ਟਾਪੂ, ਕੋਕੋਸ”
  • Persian: “وست آیلند، جزایر کوکوس”
  • Russian: “Уэст-Айленд”
  • Serbian: “Вест Ајленд”
  • Tamil: “மேற்குத் தீவு”
  • Thai: “เวสต์ไอแลนด์”
  • Turkish: “West Adası”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ آئلینڈ، جزائر کوکوس”
  • Vietnamese: “West Island, Quần đảo Cocos”
  • Waray (Philippines): “West Island, Kapuropud-an Cocos”

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