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Cocos Islands
[ koh-kohs ]
plural noun
- an Australian group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, SW of Java. 5.5 sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
Cocos Islands
/ ˈkəʊkɒs; ˈkəʊkəs /
plural noun
- a group of 27 coral islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Java: a Territory of Australia since 1955. Pop: 596 (2010). Area: 13 sq km (5 sq miles) Also calledKeeling Islands
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On the Keeling or Cocos Islands the chief vegetable production is the cocoanut.
Cocos Islands, a group of 20 small coral islands about 700 m. SW.
The coco-nut (as the name Cocos Islands indicates) is the characteristic product and is cultivated on all the islands.
This probably would not be permitted by the “King of the Cocos Islands” even if they wished to do so.
This probably would not be permitted by the "King of the Cocos Islands" even if they wished to do so.
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