West Island, Cocos
West Island, part of the South Keeling Islands, is the capital of the Cocos Islands, 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.- Island
- …has about 120 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (40 feet)
- Also known as“Ross”“Ross Island”“West Is Cocos (Keeling)”“West Island”
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West Island, Cocos
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Latitude
-12.18233° or 12° 10′ 56″ south
Longitude
96.82596° or 96° 49′ 34″ east
Open location code
5MVRRR9G+39
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“West Island, Cocos” goes by many names.
ويست آيلندArabic
Uest AylendAzerbaijani
Востраў Вест-АйлендBelarusian
Уест АйлъндBulgarian
西島Chinese
Pulu PanjangCocos Islands Malay
Okcidenta InsuloEsperanto
ვესტ-აილენდიGeorgian
पश्चिम द्वीपHindi
ウェスト島Japanese
웨스트 섬Korean
Вест АјлендMacedonian
Pulo PanjangMalay
ਪੱਛਮੀ ਟਾਪੂ, ਕੋਕੋਸPanjabi
وست آیلند، جزایر کوکوسPersian
Уэст-АйлендRussian
Вест АјлендSerbian
மேற்குத் தீவுTamil
เวสต์ไอแลนด์Thai
West AdasıTurkish
ویسٹ آئلینڈ، جزائر کوکوسUrdu
West Island, Quần đảo CocosVietnamese
West Island, Kapuropud-an CocosWaray (Philippines)
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