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Interesting Facts about Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Trivia, oddities, and curious tidbits about Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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1 curious facts about Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

  • Discovered in 1609 by Capt. William Keeling of the East India Company, the Cocos were settled in 1826 by Alexander Hare, an Englishman. A second settlement was founded in 1827 by John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish seaman, who landed with a boatload of Malay sailors.
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