| Christmas Island ((in)Christmas Island) | |
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| Information | |
| Capital city | Flying Fish Cove |
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| Area | 135 km² |
| Population | 2 072 hab. (2011) |
| Density | 15,35 inhab./km² |
| Official language | English |
| Change | Australian dollar |
| Telephone prefix | 61 |
| Internet suffix | .cx |
| Spindle | UTC 7 |
| Location | |
 10 ° 29 ′ 24 ″ S 105 ° 37 ′ 39 ″ E | |
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Thechristmas island is an island and an outer territory Australian located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 350 km of the island of Java, less than 1,600 km from the Australian coast (including 2,623 km Perth) and to 417 km east of Cocos Islands. The island is wide of 14 km and long 19 km and covers an area of 135 km2.
Understand
History
Christened in 1643 by Dutch navigators on the day it was discovered at Christmas, Christmas Island was annexed by the British Empire in 1888. Its sovereignty was transferred to theAustralia in 1958. Almost two-thirds of the island's area has been declared a national park.
Geography
Christmas Island rises on a central plateau covered with rainforest. His 80 km of coast forms an almost continuous cliff up to 20 meters high, with a few shallow bays of small sandy beaches and coral pebbles. The largest of these forms the island's only port, Flying Fish Cove, also known as "The Settlement". The other inhabited areas, all located in the northeast of the country, are Poon Saan, Silver City, Drumsite and Kampong.
Weather
Tropical; heat and humidity moderated by the trade winds.
To go
By plane
- 1 Christmas Island Airport (IATA : XCH, ICAO: YPXM, Christmas Island International Airport) – Virgin Australia offers bi-weekly flights to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island.
| Airline company | Destinations |
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 Garuda Indonesia | Charter:CGK Jakarta-S.-Hatta |
 Malindo Air | Charter:KUL Kuala Lumpur |
 Toll Global Express | CCK Cocos Islands, PER Perth |
| Virgin Australia Regional Airlines | CCK Cocos Islands, PER Perth |
On a boat
There are no scheduled passenger boat services to Christmas Island; however, Flying Fish Cove is frequented by yachts and cruise ships.
Circulate
On a boat
By car
Speak
As a territory ofAustralia, theEnglish is the most widely spoken language on Christmas Island, but it is not the only language. Many elderly residents speak a dialect Chinese and Malay as a first language. All signs, however, are in English.
Buy
The currency of Christmas Island is the Australian dollar.
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Learn
To work
Communicate
security
 | Emergency telephone number: All emergency services:000 |
