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The flag consists of a green field with a palm tree on a gold disc in the canton, a gold crescent moon in the centre of the flag and a gold southern cross in the fly. The palm tree represents the islands' tropical flora; the colours are Australia's national colours; the crescent represents Islam, [3] the religion of the Cocos Malays who make up a majority of the islands' population; and the ...
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands: The flag is green, with a palm tree on a gold disc in the canton, a gold crescent for the Cocos Malay people in the centre of the flag and a gold southern cross in the fly. The flag was designed in 2003 becoming official in 2004. [1] [2] [3]
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (/ ˈ k oʊ k ə s /; [5] [6] Cocos Islands Malay: Pulu Kokos [Keeling]), are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and relatively close to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airport (Cocos Islands Malay: Lapangan Terbang Pulu Koko (Keeling)) (IATA: CCK, ICAO: YPCC) is an airport serving the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean. The airport is on West Island, one of the South Keeling Islands and capital of the territory.
Pages in category "Flags of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Pulu Cocos Museum was established in 1987, in recognition of the fact that the distinct culture of Home Island needed formal preservation. [4] [5] The site includes the displays on local culture and traditions, as well as the early history of the islands and their ownership by the Clunies-Ross family.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Comparison of alphabetic country codes; Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards; Country code top-level domain; Country codes: C; Currency union; Dependent territory; Dynasty; Europeans in Oceania; Exclusive economic zone; Far East; Federal territory; Federated state; Flag of the Cocos ...