South Keeling Islands

South Keeling Islands is an island in Cocos Islands. South Keeling Islands is situated nearby to the village Bantam.

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Island.

West Island

Island

Photo: PalawanOz, Public domain.

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. West Island is situated 4 km southwest of South Keeling Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bantam.

Bantam

Village

Photo: MUK, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Home Island is the most populous of only two permanently-inhabited islands of the 26 islands of the South Keeling Islands of the Cocos Islands, an Australian external territory in the central-eastern Indian Ocean. Bantam is situated 5 km northeast of South Keeling Islands.

South Keeling Islands

Type: Island
Also known as: “South Keeling” and “South Keeling Island”
Category: landform
Location: Cocos Islands, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-12.1572° or 12° 9′ 26″ south

Longitude

96.87387° or 96° 52′ 26″ east

Open location code

5MVRRVVF+4G

GeoNames ID

1547356

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Satellite Map

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