Cocos
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Cocos may refer to:
- Cocos (genus), a plant genus with the coconut as its only accepted species
- Cocos LagoonCocos LagoonCocos Lagoon appears as a small incomplete coral atoll attached to the southwestern coast of Guam in the area of the village of Merizo. It stretches about 5.5 km east-west and 3.5 km north-south, covering an area of more than 10 km²....
, south of Guam - Cocos MalaysCocos MalaysCocos Malays are a community that form the predominant group of the Cocos Islands, which is now part of Australia. The Cocos Malays are originated from the descendants of Malay settlers from the British colonies of British Malaya, Singapore, Brunei and the Riau Archipelago of Dutch East Indies.The...
, an ethnic group inhabiting the Cocos (Keeling) IslandsCocos (Keeling) IslandsThe Territory of the Cocos Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a territory of Australia, located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Christmas Island and approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka.... - Cocos PlateCocos PlateThe Cocos Plate is an oceanic tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean off the west coast of Central America, named for Cocos Island, which rides upon it.-Geology:...
, a tectonic plate beneath the Pacific Ocean - Battle of CocosBattle of CocosThe Battle of Cocos took place on 9 November 1914 during the First World War off the Cocos Islands, in the north east Indian Ocean. The German light cruiser attacked the British cable station on Direction Island and was engaged several hours later by the Australian light cruiser...
, 1914 naval battle near the Cocos (Keeling) Islands - Orang CocosOrang CocosThe Orang Cocos are an ethnic group residing in Sabah, eastern Malaysia on the island of Borneo. They primarily reside in Kampung Cocos near Lahad Datu in Tawau Division. Originally from the Cocos Islands , they settled this area in the 1950s...
, an ethnic group in Malaysia descended from Cocos Malay immigrants
See also
- Coco (disambiguation)
- Coconut (disambiguation)Coconut (disambiguation)Coconut may refer to the coconut palm , or to its fruit or the seed within its fruit.Coconut may also refer to:* Coconut crab, the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world...
- Cocos Island (disambiguation)Cocos Island (disambiguation)Island called Cocos, Coco or Coconut include the following:Cocos:*Cocos Island, off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica*Cocos Islands, a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean...