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Figure 1. The location of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Arrows indicate the direction of major oceanic currents, including part of the Indian Ocean Gyre.
Figure 2. Anthropogenic debris on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, March 2017. (A) eastern side of South Island, (B) north side of Direction Island, (C) beach-back vegetation along the north-east side of Home Island, (D) micro-plastics (primarily; 1–5 mm) along the eastern side of South Island.
Table 2. Mean density (items mon Cocos (Keeling) Island group. −2 ± SD) and mass (g m−2) of debris items recorded in transects and quadrats aNE tip is a cobble beach, surface sampling of micro-debris was not possible
Table 3. Number (Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands Group, 2015, area surveyed 1310 mn) and frequency of occurrence (FO) of major categories of anthropogenic debris on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 2017 (area surveyed 1110 m2, total items recorded 23,227) relative to uninhabited 2, total items recorded 53,164).
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