Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island group in the eastern Indian Ocean southwest of Sumatra. Discovered in 1609, the islands were settled by the British in 1826 and are today administered by Australia.
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The .cc refers to the Cocos Islands, an Australian territory with a population of 600.
Here's an Unlike.ly Tale: Gadhafi Does Swimming.ly on the Internet Jess Bravin 2011
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Although the Cocos Islands are the most isolated tropical islands in the Indian Ocean their isolation has not resulted in high levels of endemism.
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The .cc domain is administered by the Cocos Islands, which is a territory of Australia.
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Sorry, I can't look for places in the Cocos Islands.
You Cannot Be Siri-Ous Jason Gay 2011
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TONY JONES: It was reported and this is, again, an unverified report, that the boat which has sunk in the Indian Ocean near the Cocos Islands, resulting in quite a few deaths - we don't know exactly how many, I don't think at this time, actually had come full of Sri Lankan asylum seekers from Sri Lanka.
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The Park could play an important role in conservation along the proposed Cocos Islands – Galapagos Marine Biological Corridor.
Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection, Panama 2009
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Coelenterates, especially stoney corals from the Galapagos and Cocos Islands.
Isla del Coco Marine and Terrestrial Conservation Area, Costa Rica 2008
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The Cocos Islands are located 1000 km southwest of western Java, Indonesia at 120 S and 960 E.
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The Cocos Islands support at least 9 species of terrestrial crab including the coconut crab (Birgus latro) and the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis), introduced earlier this century.
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Seabird breeding colonies throughout the Cocos Islands supported immense numbers of birds before human settlement, but today only North Keeling supports seabirds and these are endangered by egg poaching and shooting by hunting parties from the south.
bilby commented on the word Cocos Islands
The AHD definition above refers to the Australian territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The disambiguation is useful because the islands were initially settled in error; a British officer of the day was ordered to claim and settle the Cocos Islands for Britain, but his only map had these islands marked on it and not the Cocos Islands located in the Bay of Andaman that the British Government intended.
August 31, 2022
bilby commented on the word Cocos Islands
Fun fact: I lived in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands for over 2 years and was referred to as Pak Amy, ie. Mr Amy, in the local way of referring to married men and women after their first child (and then first grandchild).
August 31, 2022