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Home Island, also known locally as Pulu Selma, is one of only two permanently inhabited islands of the 26 islands of the Southern Atoll of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory in the central-eastern Indian Ocean.

For other uses, see Home Island (disambiguation).

Home Island
Pulu Selma
Map of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Geography
Coordinates12.1178°S 96.8975°E / -12.1178; 96.8975
ArchipelagoSouth Keeling Islands
Area95 ha (230 acres)
Administration
Australia
TerritoryCocos (Keeling) Islands
Largest settlementBantam
Additional information
Time zone
  • UTC+06:30

Description


It is 95 hectares (230 acres) in area and contains the largest settlement of the territory, Bantam, with a population of about 500 Cocos Malay people. Local attractions include a museum covering local culture and traditions, flora and fauna, Australian naval history, and the early owners of the Cocos-Keeling Islands.[1]

Home Island Mosque
Home Island Mosque

The Home Island Mosque is one of the busiest places on the island, and the minaret is painted in territorial flag colours of green and gold.[2][3]

There is also a trail leading to Oceania House, which was the ancestral home of the Clunies-Ross family, the former rulers of the Cocos-Keeling Islands and is over a century old.[4]


Education


Cocos Islands District High School operates a primary education centre on Home Island; most of the staff live on West Island and travel to their jobs on a daily basis. Secondary level students go to the West Island campus.[5]


Heritage listings


Home Island contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including:


References


  1. "Home Island", Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved on 13 February 2018.
  2. "Home Island Mosque". Flickr. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. "Cocos Keeling Islands Travel Guide". taste2travel. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. "Oceania House" Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved on 13 February 2018.
  5. Home Archived 25 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Cocos Islands District High School. Retrieved on 8 April 2019.
  6. "Captain Ballards Grave (Place ID 105361)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. "Early Settlers Graves (Place ID 105362)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  8. "Home Island Cemetery (Place ID 105355)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  9. "Home Island Foreshore (Place ID 105363)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  10. "Home Island Industrial Precinct (Place ID 105220)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  11. "Oceania House and Surrounds (Place ID 105236)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  12. "Old Co-op Shop (Canteen) (Place ID 105409)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.



На других языках

[de] Home Island

Home Island, auch Pulu Selma genannt, ist eine der zahlreichen Kokosinseln und Bestandteil des Atolls South Keeling Islands. Die 0,95 km² große Insel Australiens im Indischen Ozean liegt etwa 2.930 km nordwestlich von Perth, 3.690 km westlich von Darwin, 960 km südwestlich der Weihnachtsinsel und mehr als 1.000 km südwestlich von Java und Sumatra entfernt. Auf der Insel liegt Bantam, die größte Siedlung der Kokosinseln, in der nach offiziellen Angaben zum Zeitpunkt der Volkszählung 2016 404 Menschen leben[1], verglichen zu 418 im Jahr 2011.[2]
- [en] Home Island

[es] Isla Home (Islas Cocos)

La isla Home (en inglés: Home Island),[1] también conocida localmente como Pulu Selma, es una de las dos únicas islas con población permanente, dentro de las 26 que conforman el Atolón Sur de las Islas Cocos (Keeling),[2] territorio externo de Australia[3][4] en el océano Índico. Su superficie es de 0.95 km² y en ella está la mayor población del territorio, Bantam, de aproximadamente 500 habitantes, en su mayoría malayos de Cocos.

[fr] Home Island

Home Island est l'île où habite la majeure partie des habitants du territoire extérieur des îles Cocos, en Australie. Le village de Bantam est le plus grand et se trouve au Nord de l'atoll.

[ru] Хоум (остров)

Хоум (англ. Home Island) — один из двух постоянно обитаемых островов южного атолла, который состоит всего из 26 островов, Кокосовых островов, австралийской заморской территории в центрально-восточной части Индийского океана. Площадь — 0,95 км². Население — 466 человек[1], кокосовые малайцы, которые живут в поселении Бантам.


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