Home Iceland

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Home Iceland
Map with Home Island in the northeast
Map with Home Island in the northeast
Waters Indian Ocean
Archipelago Coconut islands
Geographical location 12 ° 7 '3 "  S , 96 ° 53' 47"  O Coordinates: 12 ° 7 '3 "  S , 96 ° 53' 47"  O
Home Island (Cocos Islands)
Home Iceland
surface 95 ha
Residents 418 (2011)
440 inhabitants / km²
main place Bantam

Home Island , also known as Pulu Selma , is one of the numerous coconut islands and part of the South Keeling Islands atoll . The 0.95 km² island of Australia in the Indian Ocean is located about 2,930 km northwest of Perth , 3,690 km west of Darwin , 960 km southwest of Christmas Island and more than 1,000 km southwest of Java and Sumatra . Bantam , the largest settlement on the Cocos Islands, is located on the island and , according to official figures, has 418 people.

history

The South Keeling Islands were first settled with 100 Malays , including his harem , in 1826 by the slave trader and businessman Alexander Hare . John Clunies-Ross settled on Home Island in 1827 with 40 people whom Ross brought there against their will. He installed an authoritarian social and political system. On December 22nd, 1837 there was an unsuccessful revolt by the Malays against this system. As a result, John Clunies-Ross, who called himself King Ross I, pushed through an agreement that forced the Malay , Bantamese and European families living on the Cocos Islands to live in his homes and work for him or to leave the island.

The Clunies-Ross family lived on Home Island until 1978. Their workers had to work on the coconut plantations or in the workshops and warehouses for the imported goods. Since only the coconut products copra and coconut oil were produced for export on the islands , other products had to be imported.

Due to the remote location of the Cocos Islands and further immigration, a separate ethnic group developed over time , the Cocos Malays . The islands even had their own currency. The rule of the Clunies-Ross family did not end until 1978 when the Australian government declared the Cocos Islands to be the outer territory of Australia . She bought it for AUD 6.250 million.

Historical monuments

The island cemetery, opened around 1900, was listed as an example of particular importance for the occupation of the Cocos Islands by the Clunies-Ross family and for the life of the Cocos Malays , who built coconut plantations and copra production on the Cocos Islands.

An area on the island's landing stage, including parts of the bay and trees there, is listed. Another listed complex for copra production of 2.5 hectares consists of structures such as storage facilities, sheds, workshops and a copra drying plant, including workshops for the production, transport and maintenance of boats.

Life

Since the copra production was given up in 1987 due to inefficiency, the population tries to live from tourism. In 2009, unemployment was high in the Cocos Islands, 65% of the population, and there was a language conflict that Australian Home Secretary Brendan O'Connor came to resolve. To reduce unemployment, a construction project for Muslim tourists in the Pacific region is being pursued, which will create 79 jobs.

The Cocos Malays speak their own language and English as a second language. Malay and English languages ​​are taught in the school. Islam is the religion of the Cocos Malays .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Census 2011 of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (English), accessed April 28, 2015
  2. ↑ a b environment.gov.au : Australian Heritage Database: Direction Island (DI) Houses, Air Force Rd, West Island Settlement, EXT, Australia , History in English, accessed September 15, 2011
  3. ↑ environment.gov.au : Australian Heritage Database: Home Island Cemetery, Home Island Settlement, EXT, Australia , in English, accessed September 15, 2011
  4. ↑ a b environment.gov.au : Australian Heritage Database: Home Island Foreshore, Jalan Panti, Home Island Settlement, EXT, Australia , in English, accessed September 15, 2011
  5. ↑ environment.gov.au : Australian Heritage Database: Home Island Industrial Precinct, Jalan Bunga Mawar, Home Island Settlement, EXT, Australia , in English, accessed September 15, 2011
  6. ↑ theaustralian.com.au : Paige Taylor: Administrator to head Cocos Islands , The Australian, September 1, 2011, in English, accessed September 15, 2011
  7. ↑ shire.cc : Profile , in English, accessed on September 15, 2011