Cocos Islands (Cocos Islands, also known as the Kirin Islands Keeling Islands), is one of Australia's overseas territories, located in the Indian Ocean, northwest of the Australian mainland, and consists of 27 coral islands of varying sizes. The nearest straight line is about 2100 kilometers from mainland Australia and about 1000 kilometers from Christmas Island (Christmas Island), another overseas territory in the Indian Ocean. Like Christmas Island, Cocos Islands is administratively administered by Western Australia.
The total land area of Cocos Islands is approximately 14 square kilometres. Of the 27 islands, only the main islands, (Main Island) and (West Island), are inhabited, with a permanent population of about 600, mainly belonging to the (Cocos Malays, Malay ethnic group of the Cox-Malay ethnic group. Sunni Islam and Malay as the first language, English is also popular on the island.
Cocos Islands was first discovered by William Kirin (William Keeling) in 1609, but was not settled until the early 19th century. One of the earliest settlers was John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish businessman. Most of the island's current population came from the Malay workers he brought with him to grow coconut trees. The Ross family ruled the islands as private territory for nearly 150 years, and by 1857 Britain had formally taken over the islands until the transfer of ownership of, Cocos Islands to Australia in 1955, after World War II.
Far from land, in the crystal clear waters of the Indian Ocean, Cocos Islands is known as a resort like an outdoor paradise, with its fine white beaches, rich wildlife species and completely unpolluted natural environment. It provides a world-class diving base for vacationers and tourists with diverse needs, excellent fishing environments and water sports such as surfing, relaxing on open beaches and canoeing on uninhabited islands. Watch spectacular birds, or experience Cocos Malay culture and traditions, etc.
In addition, Cocos Islands is considered to be the place where pirates bury the most precious treasures in the world, with the reputation of "Treasure Island," legend has it that some famous pirates, such as Captain Edward Davis, Captain Bennett Graham, Captain William Thompson, and so on, Huge amounts of gold and silver have been buried in different places on Cocos Islands, and today in the island's boundless pristine forests it is still impossible to determine the exact location of the treasure, which is one of the reasons Cocos Island is fascinating.
To Cocos Islands, the only airport on the island is on West Island, and Virgin HNA (Virgin Australia) operates a flight to and from Cocos Islands from Perth, the capital of Western Australia, which takes about 4.5 hours.
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