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Flying Fish Cove ( Chinese: 飛魚灣, Malay: Pantai Ikan Terbang) is the capital city and main settlement of Australia 's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after the British survey-ship Flying-Fish, many maps simply label it " The Settlement ". [2] . It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888.
Photo: Chris Bray. Located in the settlement area, Flying Fish Cove is Christmas Island’s most popular beach. While the phosphate port dominates the northern part of the cove, the southern end is peaceful and pretty, with lush greenery stretching down to the sand and beautiful rock formations.
- West White Beach Cave
- Perpendicular Wall
- Flying Fish Cove
- Thundercliff Cave
- Million Dollar Bommie
- Rhoda Wall
Enter the West White Beach Cave adjacent to White Beach via one of two large entrances separated by a large limestone column, with the walls of the chamber painted a rainbow of colours and shelved with whips, fans and electric clams. Novice snorkellers will be buoyed by the fact the cave is only 12 metres deep, so it is not claustrophobic. Venture ...
Christmas Island emerges from the Java Trench, which is about 3000 metres deep, and is lapped by seas that change from aquamarine to cobalt blue and minty green. The dive to Perpendicular Wall starts off in a shallow cave, where the seafloor is decorated with red fan coral, like beautiful branching bouquets. Swim out to a wall that reveals schools ...
Head to the western edge of Flying Fish Cove and follow the boat ramp to the drop-off point, which is about 18 metres deep, where a huge wall of water suddenly turns translucent blue. Ranked by Diveplanit.com as ‘one of the best shore dives on the planet’, Flying Fish Cove is home to a whopping 90 per cent of all the species found around Christmas ...
The entrance to Thundercliff Cave is submerged, so to access it, you must first descend six metres to a corrugated sandy bottom and then swim into the inky gloom through an almost Gothic archway. You can surface once inside Thundercliff Cave as there is a large air pocket. The large limestone cavern features a spectacular collection of stalactites,...
Underwater photographers from around the world have the Million Dollar Bommie on their bucket list. It’s considered one of the best diving spots on Christmas Island and is certainly up there as one of the best diving spots in the world. The bommie is about seven metres high, growing up from a base of about 26 metres, and wearing a pretty pettiskirt...
Rhoda Wall is a magic place for pelagic lovers and, on a clear day, the visibility is so good it’s like looking through a pane of glass. Peer down into the pale blue from the comfort of your dive boat and you may be able to see grey reef sharks gliding through the water 30 metres below. There is no shortage of great diving sites around Christmas Is...
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Sep 5, 2019 · The sands of Flying Fish Cove, which offer beach access to some superb snorkelling © Daniela Dirscherl / Getty Images To the beach. Formed by a series of geological uplifts over several million years, Christmas Island is surrounded by jagged cliffs, making much of its 80km shoreline inaccessible.
Flying Fish Cove, also known as Kampong, is the main settlement of Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. This remote island is renowned for its rich biodiversity, including rare species of flora and fauna, dramatic cliffs, and lush tropical rainforests.
