Geography of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Geography of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Location: Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka Geographic coordinates: 12 30 S, 96 50 E Map references: Southeast Asia Area: total: 14 km² (note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island) land: 14 km² water: 0 km² Area - comparative: about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 26 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nautical miles territorial sea: 3 nautical miles Climate: pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall Terrain: flat, low-lying coral atolls Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed.
Government of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Government of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Country name: conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Dependency status: territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services Government type: NA Capital: West Island Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia) Independence: none (territory of Australia) National holiday: NA Constitution: Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 Legal system: based upon the laws of Australia and local laws Suffrage: NA Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia head of government: Administrator (nonresident) William Leonard TAYLOR (since 4.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a territory of Australia, administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories. The islands are located in the Indian Ocean. The capital is West Island. It is not to be confused with Cocos Island, which is an uninhabited offshore island in the Pacific Ocean, and forms an integral part of the Republic of Costa Rica. Background A possession of the Clunies-Ross family from the early 19th century, the islands were brought under the British Empire in 1857 and were transferred to Australia on November 23, 1955. In 1978 Australia caused a form of purchase of the islands from the Clunies-Ross family and subsequently manufactured an identity for locals to whom it.
Cocos Island - Cocos Island Cocos Island is an offshore island of the Republic of Costa Rica, called Isla del Coco in Spanish. It is one of the National Parks of Costa Rica. It is located in the Pacific Ocean, 500 km from the Pacific shore of Costa Rica, at N5°30'34" W37°18'6". Its area is about 24km2, about 8x3 km, more or less in a rectangular shape. Its perimeter is about 21 km. It should not be confused with the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Discoverers of the island: J. Lines (Diario de Costa Rica, May 12, 1940) cites Fernández de Oviedo who claims that the first discoverer of the island was Johan Cabeças. Other sources claim that Joan Cabezas de Grado was not a Portuguese sailor but an Asturian. D..
History of Christmas Island - History of Christmas Island No one knows when and by whom Christmas Island was discovered, but it is first noted on a map produced by Pieter Goos, published in 1666; on it the island is named Moni. The earliest recorded visit was in March of 1688 by William Dampier, who found it uninhabited. An account of the vist can be found in Dampier's Voyages, which describes how, when trying to reach Cocos from New Holland, his ship was pulled of course in an easterly direction and after 28 days arrived at Christmas Island. The next visit was by Daniel Beekman, who described it in his 1718 book, A Voyage to and from the Island of Borneo, in the East Indies. In 1771 the Indian vessel, the Pigot, attempted.
Andaman Islands - the Agathou daimonos nesos was really a misunderstanding of some form like Agdaman, while Nesoi Baroussai survived as Lanka Balus, the name applied by the Arabs to the Nicobars. The islands are briefly noticed by Marco Polo, who may have seen them without visiting, under the name Angamanain, seemingly an Arabic dual, "the two Angamans," with the exaggerated picture of the natives as dog-faced anthropophagi. Another notice occurs in the story of Nicolo Conti (c. 1440), who explains the name to mean Island of Gold, and speaks of a lake with peculiar virtues as existing in it. The name is probably derived from the Malay Handuman, coming from the ancient Hanuman (monkey). Later travellers repeat the stories, too well founded, of the "ferocious hostility" of the people; of whom we may.
Clipperton Island - Clipperton Island Clipperton Island (locally known as Île Clipperton and sometimes Île de la Passion) is an uninhabited seven-square-kilometer coral atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico, at 10°17' N, 109°13' W. It lies about 965 km from Tejupan Point on Mancanilla Bay, Mexico, the nearest mainland. The ring-shaped island has completely enclosed its lagoon for approximately a century and is about 8 km (5 miles) in circumference. The lagoon has acidic water at the bottom and is stagnant. Clipperton Rock, at 21 m (69 ft), is the highest point. The island has a tropical oceanic climate, with average temperatures of 20-32°C. The rainy season occurs in May-October, and the island is subject to tropical storms. Surrounding ocean waters are warm with a.
ISO 3166-1 - BY (ISO 3166-2) Belarus 056 BEL BE (ISO 3166-2) Belgium 084 BLZ BZ (ISO 3166-2) Belize 204 BEN BJ (ISO 3166-2) Benin 060 BMU BM (ISO 3166-2) Bermuda 064 BTN BT (ISO 3166-2) Bhutan 068 BOL BO (ISO 3166-2) Bolivia 070 BIH BA (ISO 3166-2) Bosnia and Herzegovina 072 BWA BW (ISO 3166-2) Botswana 074 BVT BV (ISO 3166-2) Bouvet Island 076 BRA BR (ISO 3166-2) Brazil 092 IOT IO (ISO 3166-2) British Indian Ocean Territory 096 BRN BN (ISO 3166-2) Brunei Darussalam 100 BGR BG (ISO 3166-2) Bulgaria 854 BFA BF (ISO 3166-2) Burkina Faso 108 BDI BI (ISO 3166-2) Burundi 116 KHM KH (ISO 3166-2) Cambodia 120 CMR CM (ISO 3166-2) Cameroon 124 CAN CA (ISO 3166-2) Canada 132 CPV CV (ISO 3166-2) Cape Verde 136 CYM KY (ISO.
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 - previously represented French Afars and Issas) AL - Albania AM - Armenia AN - Netherlands Antilles AO - Angola AQ - Antarctica (defined here as everything south of latitude 60°S) AR - Argentina AS - American Samoa AT - Austria AU - Australia (including Ashmore and Cartier Islands and Coral Sea Islands) AW - Aruba AZ - Azerbaijan BA - Bosnia and Herzegovina BB - Barbados BD - Bangladesh BE - Belgium BF - Burkina Faso BG - Bulgaria BH - Bahrain BI - Burundi BJ - Benin BM - Bermuda BN - Brunei Darussalam BO - Bolivia BR - Brazil BS - Bahamas BT - Bhutan BV - Bouvet Island BW - Botswana BY - Belarus (formerly Byelorussia) BZ - Belize CA - Canada CC - Cocos (Keeling) Islands CD.
History of present-day nations and states - articles and lists on countries. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Andorra - Angola - Anguilla - Antigua and Barbuda - Argentina - Armenia - Aruba - Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan B Bahamas - Bahrain - Baker Island - Bangladesh - Barbados - Bassas da India - Belarus - Belgium - Belize - Benin - Bermuda - Bhutan - Bolivia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Botswana - Bouvet Island - Brazil - British Indian Ocean Territory - British Virgin Islands - Brunei - Bulgaria - Burkina Faso - Burma (now Myanmar) - Burundi C Cambodia - Cameroon -.
HMAS Sydney - Australian Navy. She was originally named HMS Phoebe. Sydney made history for the RAN on November 9, 1914, off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. Detached from convoy escort duty to investigate the reported "strange warship approaching" from the Cocos Islands WT Station, Sydney came into action with the German light cruiser SMS Emden. The action lasted over an hour and resulted in the Emden being wrecked and driven onto North Keeling Island reef. During the remainder of World War I Sydney served in UK waters. In 1918 she operated a Sopwith Pup, launched from a platform fitted over a gun mounting. After the war Sydney continued to serve on the Australian station, including a period spent as flagship. She was paid off in 1928 and scrapped in Sydney in.
Geography of Costa Rica - km² land: 50,660 km² water: 440 km² note: includes Isla del Coco (Cocos Island) in the Pacific Ocean Area - comparative: slightly smaller than West Virginia Land boundaries: total: 639 km border countries: Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km Coastline: 1,290 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical and subtropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November); cooler in highlands Terrain: coastal plains separated by rugged mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Cerro Chirripo 3,810 m Natural resources: hydropower Land use: arable land: 6% permanent crops: 5% permanent pastures: 46% forests and woodland: 31% other: 12% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 1,200 km² (1993 est.) Natural hazards: occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands.
Emberizidae - alaudinus Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch, Phrygilus plebejus Canary-winged Finch, Melanodera melanodera Yellow-bridled Finch, Melanodera xanthogramma Black-crested Finch, Lophospingus pusillus Gray-crested Finch, Lophospingus griseocristatus Long-tailed Reed-Finch, Donacospiza albifrons Gough Island Finch, Rowettia goughensis Nightingale Finch, Nesospiza acunhae Wilkins' Finch, Nesospiza wilkinsi White-winged Diuca-Finch, Diuca speculifera Common Diuca-Finch, Diuca diuca Short-tailed Finch, Idiopsar brachyurus Cinereous Finch, Piezorhina cinerea Slender-billed Finch, Xenospingus concolor Great Inca-Finch, Incaspiza pulchra Rufous-backed Inca-Finch, Incaspiza personata Gray-winged Inca-Finch, Incaspiza ortizi Buff-bridled Inca-Finch, Incaspiza laeta Little Inca-Finch, Incaspiza watkinsi Bay-chested Warbling-Finch, Poospiza thoracica Bolivian Warbling-Finch, Poospiza boliviana Plain-tailed Warbling-Finch, Poospiza alticola Rufous-sided Warbling-Finch, Poospiza hypochondria Cinnamon Warbling-Finch, Poospiza ornata Rusty-browed Warbling-Finch, Poospiza erythrophrys Black-and-rufous Warbling-Finch, Poospiza nigrorufa Black-and-chestnut Warbling-Finch, Poospiza whitii Red-rumped Warbling-Finch, Poospiza lateralis Rufous-breasted Warbling-Finch, Poospiza rubecula Cochabamba Mountain-Finch, Poospiza garleppi Tucuman Mountain-Finch, Poospiza baeri Chestnut-breasted Mountain-Finch, Poospiza caesar Collared.
USS Houston (CA-30) - sailed to San Francisco to join the Scouting Force, and for the years preceding World War II participated in Fleet Problems and maneuvers in the Pacific. During this period Houston made several special cruises. President Roosevelt came on board 1 July 1934 at Annapolis, Maryland, for a cruise of almost 12,000 miles through the Caribbean and to Portland, Oregon, by way of Hawaii. Houston also carried Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry L Roosevelt on a tour of the Hawaiian Islands, returning to San Diego 15 May 1935. After a short cruise in Alaskan waters, the cruiser returned to Seattle and embarked the President again 3 October 1935 for a vacation cruise to the Cerros Islands, Magdalena Bay, Cocos Islands, and Charleston, South Carolina. Houston also celebrated the opening of the.
1995 in politics - becomes Governor of Santa Catarina. January 1- Mário Covas Júnior becomes Governor of São Paulo. January 1- Albano do Prado Pimentel Franco becomes Governor Sergipe. January 1- José Wilson Siqueira Campos becomes Governor of Tocantins. January 1- Dianne L. Haskett becomes Mayor of London, Ontario. January 3- Sir Orville Alton Turnquest becomes Governor General of the Bahamas. January 6- Pierre Dartout becomes Prefect of French Guiana. January 16- Helen Maksagak becomes Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. February 1- Martin Mowbray becomes Governor of the Cocos Islands. February 8- Roméo LeBlanc becomes Governor General of Canada. January 25- Zhan Videnov becomes Premier of Bulgaria. February 22- Antoine Nduwayo becomes Prime Minister of Burundi. March 2- Josef Pühringer becomes Premier of Oberösterreich. March 9- Kate Carnell becomes Chief Administrator of Australian Capital Territory..
Table of historical exchange rates - 78.67 77.889 77.215 75.260 66.574 58.739 57.707 United States and others U.S. Dollar USD 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 those in the Eurozone Euro EUR 0.8652 1.1324 1.1175 1.0854 0.9386 0.8981 0.8861 Angola(1) kwanza AOA 73.8297 32.8716 22.058 10.041 2.791 0.393 0.229 Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2) East Caribbean Dollar XCD 2.67 2.7600 2.7600 2.7600 2.7600 2.7600 2.7600 Argentina (3) Argentine Peso 2.8825 4.7429 1.3333 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 1.0000 Armenia Armenian dram ARD 554.882 564.08 555.08 539.53 535.06 504.92 490.85 Aruba (4) Aruban florin/guilder AWG 1.781 1.7900 1.7900 1.7900 1.7900 1.7900 1.7900 Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos Island Australian dollar AUD 1.5361 1.9354 1.9320 1.7173 1.5497 1.5888 1.3439 Azerbaijan Azerbaijani.
Australian States and Territories - territories are the Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory and the Northern Territory of Australia. The inhabited external territories are Norfolk Island, Christmas Island and the Cocos and Keeling Islands. The uninhabited external territories are the Coral Sea Islands Territory, Heard and McDonald Islands and the Australian Antarctic Territory. The states originated as separate British colonies prior to Federation (in 1901). Their powers are protected by the Australian constitution, and Commonwealth legislation only applies to the states where permitted by the constitution. The territories, by contrast, are from a constitutional perspective directly subject to the Commonwealth government. The Australian Parliament has powers to legislate in the territories that it does not possess in the states. Most of the territories are directly administered by the Commonwealth government, while three (the Northern Territory,.
Australian dollar - AUD) is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Norfolk Island and Tuvalu. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Overview 2 Monetary History 3 Banknotes 4 Issues of Currency 5 External Links 6 See Also Overview Each Australian Dollar is composed of 100 cents. The smallest coin in current circulation is equal to five cents, the one and two cent coins having been discontinued and withdrawn from circulation. The Australian dollar was introduced in February 14, 1966, not only replacing the Australian pound (long since distinct from the pound sterling) but also introducing a decimal system. The Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies wished to name the currency "the Royal", and other names such as "the Austral" and "the Koala".
Australian Federal Police - Escorting and guarding diplomatic representatives Providing police services for: The Australian Capital Territory Jervis Bay Territory and other federal territories and installations within Australia External territories including Norfolk Island, Cocos Islands and Christmas Island Enforcing federal laws especially in operations to counter Drug traffic People smuggling Fraud e-crime Terrorism Participating in international peacekeeping forces.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - that appears to the reader is the absence of Daniel Defoe's name, supporting the fiction that it was written by Robinson Crusoe. The book starts with the statement about Crusoe's marriage in England. He bought a little farm in Bedford and had three children: two sons and one daughter. Our hero suffered a distemper and a desire to see "his island." He could talk of nothing else, and one can imagine that no one took his stories seriously, except his wife. She told him, in tears, "I will go with you, but I won't leave you." But in the middle of this felicity, Providence unhinged him at once, with the loss of his wife. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Crusoe's return to his island 2 Crusoe's adventures in Madagascar 3 Crusoe's.
