Direction Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Direction Island is located in the
Cocos (Keeling) Islands The Cocos (Keeling) Islands (), officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (; ), are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago approximately midway between Australia and Sri Lanka and rel ...
group.
Gazetteer of Australia The Gazetteer of Australia is an index or dictionary of the location and spelling of geographical names across Australia. Geographic names include towns, suburbs and roads, plus geographical features such as hills, rivers, and lakes. The index is ...
(1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group.
It is the northeasternmost of the South Keeling Islands. A slipway and tank associated with the flying boat and sea rescue presence on the island in the early twentieth century are listed on the
Australian Commonwealth Heritage List The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register established in 2003, which lists places under the control of the Australian government, on land or in waters directly owned by the Crown (in Australia, the Crown in right of the Commonwealth ...
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