Fun fact 4 about Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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The islands were annexed by the British Empire in 1857.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australia
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Australia
Area
14 km²
Location
Australia
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands, officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, are an Australian external territory located in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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