Direction Island

Direction Island is located in the group. It is the northeasternmost of the South Keeling Islands. A slipway and tank associated with the flying boat and sea rescue presence on the island in the early twentieth century are listed on the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 10 metres (33 feet)
  • Description: island in the Cocos Islands
  • Also known as
    “Direction Island, Cocos Islands”
    “Pulo Tikus”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Home Island.
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is the most populous of only two… is situated 3½ km southeast of Direction Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bantam.
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Home Island is the most populous of only two… is situated 3½ km southeast of Direction Island.

Direction Island

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Latitude
-12.08888° or 12° 5′ 20″ south
Longitude
96.88355° or 96° 53′ 1″ east
Open location code
5MVRWV6M+CC
Geo­Names ID
1547375
Wiki­data ID
Q11320168

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Direction Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Direction Island”
  • Croatian: “Direction (Kokosovi otoci)”
  • Croatian: “Direction”
  • German: “Direction Island”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Direction”
  • Japanese: “ディレクション島”
  • Kazakh: “Дирекшен аралы”
  • Kazakh: “Дирекшен”
  • Korean: “디렉션섬”
  • Russian: “Дирекшен”
  • Swedish: “Direction Island”
  • Turkish: “Direction Adası (II)”
  • Turkish: “Direction Adası (III)”
  • Turkish: “Direction Island”

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