West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands

West Island (Malay: Pulau Panjang, Cocos Malay: Pulu Panjang) is the capital of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The population is roughly 120. It is the less populous of the two inhabited islands (the other is Home Island). It was part of the Clunies-Ross plantation and an airstrip was built here during World War II. As well as all the government buildings, it contains the airport, a general store and tourist accommodation. In November 2013 it was revealed that the Australian Signals Directorate operates a listening station on West Island.^[1]

References

↑ Dorling, Philip (1 November 2013). "Listening post revealed on Cocos Islands". Canberra Times.

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Coordinates: 12°11′13″S 96°49′42″E / 12.18694°S 96.82833°E / -12.18694; 96.82833

Capitals of Oceania

Dependent territories are in italics

Australasia

Canberra, Australia
Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island^{1 3}
Kingston, Norfolk Island^{1 2}
Wellington, New Zealand²
West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands^{1 3}

Melanesia

Micronesia

Hagåtña, Guam⁶
Majuro, Marshall Islands¹²
Ngerulmud, Palau¹²
Palikir, Federated States of Micronesia¹²
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands⁶
South Tarawa/Bairiki, Kiribati
Yaren, Nauru (de facto)

Polynesia

Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands⁷
Alofi, Niue⁹
Apia, Samoa
Avarua, Cook Islands⁹
Fakaofo, Tokelau⁹
Funafuti, Tuvalu
Hanga Roa, Easter Island¹⁰
Honolulu, Hawaii¹¹
Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna⁴
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Pago Pago, American Samoa⁶
Papeete, French Polynesia⁴

¹ Territory of Australia
² Often included in Polynesia
³ Often included in Southeast Asia
⁴ Overseas collectivity of France
⁵ Often included in Australasia
⁶ Insular area of the United States
⁷ Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom
⁸ In free association with New Zealand
⁹ New Zealand dependent territory
¹⁰ Territory of Chile
¹¹ U.S. state
¹² In free association with the United States

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