CHRISTMAS ISLAND: WHERE IS THIS?

Christmas Island

The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located 2600 kilometres (1600 mi) northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, 500 kilometres (300 mi) south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and 975 km ENE of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

It has a population of approximately 1,600 residents who live in a number of "settlement areas" on the northern tip of the island: Flying Fish Cove (also known as Kampong), Silver City, Poon Saan, and Drumsite.

The island’s geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism amongst its flora and fauna, which is of significant interest to scientists and naturalists, Guano has been mined on the island for many years. 63% of its 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi) is National Park and there are large areas of primary rainforest.

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