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Cocos Islands
(kō′kōs)
group of small coral islands in the Indian Ocean, south of Sumatra: a territory of Australia: 5.5 sq mi (14.2 sq km); pop. c. 600
See Cocos Islands in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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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