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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Cocos Islands Airport.
Cocos Islands Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: PalawanOz, Public domain.West Island, Cocos
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Ross”, “Ross Island”, “West Is Cocos (Keeling)”, and “West Island”
- Category: landform
- Location: Cocos Islands, Australia, Oceania
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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
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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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Places to explore: Bantam.
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Highlights: North Lagoon and Alor Pinyu.
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