Christmas Island National Park
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Christmas Island lies 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) northwest of Perth, Western Australia, 350 km (220 mi) south of Indonesia, 975 km (606 mi) east-northeast of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and 2,748 km (1,708 mi) west of Darwin, Northern Territory.
Closer to Asia than mainland Australia, it's home to a captivating mix of cultures and some of the world's most spectacular natural wonders. Reach Christmas Island on a flight from Perth to discover a truly untouched natural paradise.
May 24, 2024 · Christmas Island, island in the Indian Ocean administered as an external territory of Australia. It is the summit of an oceanic mountain whose highest point on the island is Murray Hill, rising to 1,184 feet (361 meters) in the western part of the island. The main settlement is at Flying Fish Cove.
Reach Christmas Island on a flight from Perth to discover a truly untouched natural paradise. The island’s 80 kilometre coastline is an almost continuous sea cliff, of up to 20 metres in height. In a few places, the cliff gives way to shallow bays with small sand and coral shingle beaches.
Apr 9, 2023 · Find out where Christmas Island is, how to get there, and why it should really be called Crab Island.
Jan 2, 2021 · Christmas Island, also known as Australia’s ‘Galapagos’, is a remote island territory in the Indian Ocean. Boasting several endemic species of birdlife & host to the annual red crab migration – an event that does not occur anywhere else in the world, it’s an Eco-paradise just waiting to be explored.
Christmas Island rises to a central plateau of stands of rainforest. Its 80-km coastline is an almost continuous sea cliff up to 20 m (66 ft) high, with a few shallow bays of small sand and coral shingle beaches.
