Name: Corcos (Keeling) Islands. It is an overseas territory of Australia.
Area: 14.2 km2.
Geographical location: Corcos (Keeling) Islands is an overseas territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean, with latitude12 0 ′ 00 ″ south and longitude 96 30 ′ 00 ″ east. The total area of the islands is *** 14.2 square kilometers; The population is 628 (July 2005), which consists of 27 coral islands. Only the island and the West Island are inhabited. The administrative center of the Corcos (Keeling) Islands is located in the West Island.
Population: 630 (July 2003). Among them, about 58% are Malays from Corcos, mainly living on the main island (Homelisland); About 26% are Europeans, mainly living in the West Island, and most of them are Australian government officials who work for a short time. The rest are descendants of China, Indonesians, Indians and Ceylons, mainly living on the main island. The official language is English. The Malays in Kolkos speak Malay and believe in Islam.
Administrative center: West Island.
Chief Executive: Evan? William (Evan William, took office in 2003 10, 165438).
Introduction: Located in the Indian Ocean, 2768 kilometers northwest of Perth, Australia, 27 coral islands form a low-altitude annular coral reef. The climate is mild, the temperature is between 2 1 ~ 32℃, and the average annual precipitation is 2000 mm.
1609 by the east India company William? Captain william keeling found out. 1826, the British established settlements on the island.
1857, Britain declared its sovereignty over Coco Island. 1878 ~ 1945 is under the jurisdiction of Ceylon, British Channel Colony and Singapore respectively. 1886, the king of England gave the land of Coco Island to John? The Johannes-Ross family. From 65438 to 0946, Kojima became the territory of Singapore.
1955165438+10, the executive power of Kojima was transferred to the Australian federal government, which was transferred to the Northern Territory of Australia, with an Australian agent as the official representative. From 65438 to 0975, the Australian government appointed an administrative officer to be responsible for the management of Coco Island. 1978, the Australian government bought all the shares of clone Ross on the island except the real estate. 1993, the Croneis-Ross family declared bankruptcy and their property was owned by the Australian government.
1On April 6, 984, Coco Island held a referendum under the supervision of the United Nations and decided to merge Coco Island into the Commonwealth of Australia. Since then, island residents have enjoyed the same rights and obligations as Australian citizens. 1993, according to the laws of Western Australia, the Kojima Kangyu County Council was established to take charge of local government affairs in Kojima. The county council consists of seven people, and it is re-elected every two years. The Chief Executive is appointed by the Governor-General of Australia and is accountable to the Australian Minister of Services, Territories and Local Government. He is the highest government representative of the Australian government on the island.
Corcos is one of the top diving resorts in the world, and it is here that Peter? When peter Benchley dived into the water, what he saw was not the magnificent underwater world, but a shark's graveyard: the shark's fins were cut off and buried at the bottom of the sea. Peter. Banchley later joined the shark protector, and he wanted to stop this cruel behavior of human beings.