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Coast Australia: Cocos and Christmas Island, External Territories

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The Clunies-Ross family was the first settlers of the Cocos Islands in the 1800s. They established a coconut farm on the island, and Neil Oliver traces their history and impact on the island. Dave Johnston visits the oldest Muslim community on Home Island. Australia's naval history can be traced to Direction Island, and Neil travels there to get the story of a WWI battle. Dr. Alice Garner traces the relationship between a bird and a mineral and how this relationship put Christmas Island on the map. Tim Flannery learns that the natural habitat of the red crabs on Christmas Island is in danger due to the invasion of a lethal insect. Part of the "Coast Australia" series.