Trivia in Cocos Islands

National symbols

Flag: Green field with golden coconut palm tree in upper left, crescent in center-left, and Southern Cross on right (unofficial but widely used territory flag)

Emblem: No official territory coat of arms exists; Australian coat of arms used for administrative purposes

Trivia & facts

• Country name Cocos derives from coconut palms covering the island
• .cc domain used by far more websites than the country's population, popular in IT industry
• One of few places worldwide adopting UTC+6:30 timezone
• Direction Island's Cossies Beach voted Australia's best beach #1 in 2017
• Inter-island travel by 12-person ferry with only multiple weekly trips
• Few street lights allow naked-eye viewing of Milky Way, excellent stargazing point
• North Keeling Island is world's largest breeding site for endangered red-footed boobies
• Resident vehicle license plates start with 'K' and feature coconut palm design
• Island's maximum elevation is just 9 meters, no mountains exist
• Darwin visited on Beagle in 1836, using as proof site for coral reef formation theory