Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
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Published Date: 02 April 2025
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia
Distance from Cocos (Keeling) Islands to Australia: 5,833 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
Since the 17th century, Cocos (Keeling) Islands was a British colony, but the British handover it from Singapore to Australia in 1955. In 1984, a referendum took place on Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the majority voted in favor for dependent territory of Australia, rather than Free Association or Independence. Hence, since then, Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an external territory of Australia that runs by an appointed Australian Administrator without self-governance. However, in 2024, at the 40th anniversary to the referendum, a dispute remains between Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Australia over Ownership housing and land, so Cocos (Keeling) Islands has an ambivalent feeling regarding Australia namely, "the ultimate promise made to Cocos Islanders — of equal rights with the mainland — has not been fulfilled." (see below).
Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Farzian Zainal (since May 2023) https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/mcbain/media-release/indian-ocean-territories-administrator-appointment
Cocos (Keeling) Islands' 40 years of struggling to be heard as an Australian territory
Population
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Bantam Village, Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
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Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity
Profile
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Cocos-Islands
The Dispute between Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Australia over Ownership Housing and Land
Research Papers and Research Books
Significant plastic accumulation on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia Lavers, J. L., Dicks, L., Dicks, M. R., & Finger, A. (2019). Significant plastic accumulation on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia. Scientific reports, 9(1), 7102.
Geology and hydrogeology of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Woodroffe, C. D., & Falkland, A. C. (2004). Geology and hydrogeology of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. In Developments in sedimentology (Vol. 54, pp. 885-908). Elsevier.
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands: A study in political and social change Mowbray, M. (1997). The Cocos (Keeling) Islands: A study in political and social change. Australian Journal of International Affairs, 51(3), 383-397.
Atoll reef-island formation and response to sea-level change: West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Woodroffe, C. D., McLean, R. F., Smithers, S. G., & Lawson, E. M. (1999). Atoll reef-island formation and response to sea-level change: West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Marine Geology, 160(1-2), 85-104.
Predicting sea-level variations at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands with artificial neural networks Makarynska, D., & Makarynskyy, O. (2008). Predicting sea-level variations at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands with artificial neural networks. Computers & Geosciences, 34(12), 1910-1917.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands-managing the sand O'Keeffe, H., Hosseini, S., & Bertrand, G. (2017). Cocos (Keeling) Islands-managing the sand. In Australasian Coasts & Ports 2017: Working with Nature: Working with Nature (pp. 838-844). Barton, ACT: Engineers Australia, PIANC Australia and Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand.
Tourism impacts on small islands: a longitudinal study of community attitudes to tourism on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Carlsen, J. (1999). Tourism impacts on small islands: a longitudinal study of community attitudes to tourism on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Pacific Tourism Review, 3(1), 25-35.
Catastrophic loss of tropical seagrass habitats at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands due to multiple stressors Buckee, J., Hetzel, Y., Nyegaard, M., Evans, S., Whiting, S., Scott, S., ... & Verduin, J. (2021). Catastrophic loss of tropical seagrass habitats at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands due to multiple stressors. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 170, 112602.
Protection Shopping among Empires: Suspended Sovereignty in the Cocos-Keeling Islands Benton, L., & Clulow, A. (2022). Protection Shopping among Empires: Suspended Sovereignty in the Cocos-Keeling Islands. Past & Present, 257(1), 209-247.
Decolonization and Community Development on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Mowbray, M. (1997). Decolonization and Community Development on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Community Development Journal, 32(4), 321-331.
Increased seawater temperature and decreased dissolved oxygen triggers fish kill at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean Hobbs, J. P., & McDonald, C. A. (2010). Increased seawater temperature and decreased dissolved oxygen triggers fish kill at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 77(6), 1219-1229.
Integrated marine planning for Cocos (Keeling), an isolated Australian atoll (Indian Ocean) Alder, J., Hilliard, R., & Pobar, G. (2000). Integrated marine planning for Cocos (Keeling), an isolated Australian atoll (Indian Ocean). Coastal Management, 28(1), 109-117.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
The Cocos-Keeling islands: A demographic laboratory Smith, T. E. (1960). The Cocos-Keeling islands: A demographic laboratory. Population Studies, 14(2), 94-130.
Australia, the Cocos Islands and self-determination Tahmindjis, P. (1985). Australia, the Cocos Islands and self-determination. Queensland Inst. Tech. LJ, 1, 177.
The annexation of the Cocos‐Keeling Islands Tarling, N. (1959). The annexation of the Cocos‐Keeling Islands. Australian Historical Studies, 8(32), 400-404.
The origins and nature of the first permanent settlement on the Cocos‐Keeling Islands Ackrill, M. (1984). The origins and nature of the first permanent settlement on the Cocos‐Keeling Islands. Australian Historical Studies, 21(83), 229-244.
