South Island

South Island is the southernmost and easternmost island of the belonging to in the eastern Indian Ocean. The island belongs to the atoll of the South Keeling Islands.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
  • Also known as: Pulo Atas”, “Selima Island”, “Selma”, “Selma Island”, “South Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands”, and “South Island, Cocos Islands

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bantam.

Village
Home Island is one of only two permanently-inhabited islands of the 26 islands of the South Keeling Islands of the , an Australian external territory in the central-eastern Indian Ocean. is situated 9 km north of South Island.

South Island

Latitude
-12.19161° or 12° 11′ 30″ south
Longitude
96.92288° or 96° 55′ 22″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
5MVRRW5F+95
Geo­Names ID
1547357
Wiki­data ID
Q22658283
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“South Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: South Island
  • Croatian: Južni otok (Kokosovi otoci)
  • Croatian: Južni otok
  • German: South Island
  • Persian: ساوت آیلند، جزایر کوکوس
  • Swedish: South Island
  • Turkish: South Adası (X)
  • Turkish: South Adası
  • Turkish: South Island

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