!!!Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Geography ||Location|Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway between Australia and Sri Lanka ||Geographic Coordinates|12 30 S, 96 50 E[{GoogleMap location='-12.5,96.833336' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|26 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Indian Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''unnamed location 5 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|flat, low-lying coral atolls ||Natural Hazards|cyclone season is October to April ||Natural Resource|fish ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''100% (2011) ||Climate|tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year ||Irrigated Land|NA ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|freshwater resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation; site of a World War I naval battle in November 1914 between the Australian light cruiser HMAS Sydney and the German raider SMS Emden; after being heavily damaged in the engagement, the Emden was beached by her captain on North Keeling Island