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Travel and Tourism in Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Time Difference
- UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- 1.352
- Climate
- tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
- Ethnic Groups
- Europeans, Cocos Malays
- National Holiday
- Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)
- Geographic Coordinates
- 12 30 S, 96 50 E
- Location
- Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka
- Airports
- 1
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
How important is it to do your research about vaccinations? It might just save your life! Make yourself aware of the different types of vaccinations and which ones you may need to travel to your destination. Schedule an appointment with your doctor at least four to six weeks before you travel to ensure you receive all important shots. Be sure that you and your family are up to date on your routine vaccinations.