Cossies Beach in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, which are nearer to Jakarta and Singapore than Perth, was rated number one by researcher Brad Farmer.
A remote island territory in the Indian Ocean has been named home to Australia's best beach.
Cossies Beach in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, which are nearer to Jakarta and Singapore than Perth, was rated number one by researcher Brad Farmer.
The beach was named after Australia’s Governor-General Peter Cosgrove and inspired by the colloquial term for a swimming costume.
The Cocos Islands are situated 2750 kilometres northwest of Perth, Western Australia, and midway between Australia and Sri Lanka. The distance from Cocos Islands to Singapore is 1,683 kilometres
The best beach rankings were achieved in consultation with the University of Sydney's coastal studies unit and were backed by Tourism Australia.