He travelled to South America, the Galápagos Islands, Tahiti and Australia before heading home again via the Keeling Islands.

From Keeling Island our course was slower and more variable, often taking us into great depths.

Sydney recovered the boarding party and the crew from Buresk, fired four shells to hasten the collier's sinking, then once she had submerged, turned back towards North Keeling Island.

He chose the Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean, and on arrival on 1 April the entire crew set to work.

Soon Keeling Island disappeared from the horizon, and our course was directed to the north-west in the direction of the Indian Peninsula.

FitzRoy chose to survey the Keeling Islands in the Indian Ocean.

"Are they the same as the Keeling Islands?"

They were well past the Keeling Islands now, and no sign of enemy shipping.

Emden was finally brought to battle and destroyed on 9 November at Keeling Island by the Australia cruiser Sydney.

In 1887 the Cocos or Keeling Islands were attached to the colony, and in 1889 Christmas Island.