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Cocos West
Island 6799
This Australian territory, together with Home Island and 27 coral islands is located in the Indian Ocean 2 950 km n-w of Perth and 3 700 km west of Darwin. The islands were annexed by the British in 1857 and in 1886 Queen Victoria granted them to the Scottish Clunies-Ross family in perpetuity. A number of battles ensued during both world wars with control transferred to Australia in 1955. Covered in coconut palms with a mostly pleasant climate, cyclones during the early months of the year do occasionally hit the islands.
This Australian territory, together with Home Island and 27 coral islands is located in the Indian Ocean 2 950 km n-w of Perth and 3 700 km west of Darwin. The islands were annexed by the British in 1857 and in 1886 Queen Victoria granted them to the Scottish Clunies-Ross family in perpetuity. A number of battles ensued during both world wars with control transferred to Australia in 1955. Covered in coconut palms with a mostly pleasant climate, cyclones during the early months of the year do occasionally hit the islands.
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