Keeling Islands

/ ˈkiːlɪŋ /

plural noun

1. another name for the Cocos Islands

Example Sentences

“Welcome to paradise,” beckons the Cocos Keeling Islands’ Visitor Center.

From New York Times

A new survey estimates the Cocos Keeling Islands are covered in more than 400 million pieces of plastic.

From New York Times

On the Cocos Keeling Islands, about 1,300 miles northwest of Australia, there are reportedly more than 400 million pieces of garbage, according to research by marine biologist Jennifer Lavers.

From Fox News

The Cocos Keeling Islands, a group of 27 islands in the Indian Ocean, are mostly uninhabited except for two, according to a website for the islands.

From Fox News

According to the study, she and her colleagues chose the Cocos Keeling Islands because, as uninhabited locations, the plastic they found wouldn’t be from the islands themselves and no one would have been there to remove any of it.

From Fox News