The Cocos Island is a beautiful beaches of Costa Rica
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The Cocos Islands is a excellent islands in the world
The Cocos Islands are located in the Indian Ocean at latitude 12°10' south and longitude 96°52' east. They are 2,950 km north-west of Perth 3,700 km west of Darwin and 900 km south-west of Christmas Island. It also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands.
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands consist of two flat, low-lying coral atolls with an area of 14.2 square kilometres (5.5 sq mi), 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) of coastline, a highest elevation of 5 metres (16 ft) and thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation.
North Keeling Island is an atoll consisting of just one C-shaped island, a nearly closed atoll ring with a small opening into the lagoon, about 50 metres (160 ft) wide, on the East side. The lagoon is about 0.5 square kilometres The island measures 1.1 square kilometres in land area and is uninhabited.
South Keeling Islands is an atoll consisting of twenty-six individual islets forming an incomplete atoll ring, with a total land area of 13.1 square kilometres (5.1 sq mi). Only Home Island and West Island are populated.
In 1609 Captain William Keeling was the first European to see the islands.The Cocos Islands has many many history.Have beautiful sunsets or admire the kaleidoscope colours of the lagoon and fringing reef.Explore West Island by bike or walk along the beautiful beaches just soaking up the spectacular views of the Indian Ocean.
