Christmas Island - A Natural Wonder
Rising majestically from the tropical depths of the vast Indian ocean, and surrounded by azure waters lies a stunning Natural Wonder : Christmas Island : its name alone is intriguing and stirs interest.
We invite you to uncover the remarkable surprises of this island full of natural wonders: from the unique annual red crab migration to rare and unusual birds and glorious deserted beaches, yet it also displays a curious amalgam of cultures, history and industry, emerging as a place where all these elements create a truly unusual travel experience.
Fishing Christmas Island with Destination WA
Jump on board Christmas Island Fishing & Adventure's vessel Reef Runner for a fishing experience like no other! Take in the spectacular coast line and visit the iconic GT Farm. While you're on Christmas Island drop into Shorefire for fishing tackle, snorkelling equipment and fresh local fish.
TOP 15 CHRISTMAS ISLAND Attractions (Things to Do & See)
Best places to visit in Christmas Island
Hotels in Christmas Island:
Best places to visit in Christmas Island - Australia, one of the most remote islands in the world. Christmas Island lying in the south of Java Island, Indonesia, but this island is an Australian territory. Beach, wetlands, rainforest and waterfalls are in this 135-sq-km island.
In Christmas Island, red crab and nesting seabirds are native wildlife. Seeing late-fall migration to the sea of red crab is one of the favorite tourist attractions in Christmas Island. Besides that, diving and snorkeling is one of favorites things to do in Christmas Island.
Things to do in Christmas Island for visitor is to visiting Christmas Island National Park, hiking trail in The Dale, Christmas Island tours by Christmas Island Wet n' Dry Adventures, Indian Ocean Experiences- Day Tours, Shorefire and Extra Divers Australia. Don't forget to exploring Lily Beach, The Grotto, Dolly Beach, Ethel Beach, Greta Beach, Gun Emplacement, Margaret Knoll Lookout, Freshwater Cave and Ma Chor Nui Nui Temple.
To get to Christmas Island, best starting point are from Perth (Western Australia) or from Jakarta (Indonesia). No visa is required from those places.
All about where to go or what to do list in Christmas Island tourist attractions details are in this video by Explore Australia. Hope you will enjoy your moment in this one of most remote islands in Australia and the world.
Destination Australia - Snorkelling Flying Fish Cove
With a plunge into the crystal-clear waters of Flying Fish Cove on Christmas Island, Trevor embarks on a journey to learn the art of free diving.
Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
360 degree panorama of Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island. Note the phosphate loading cantilever and the Australian customs vessel
[2023] Christmas Island Dive Sites That Will Blow Your Mind: Top Scuba Diving Locations
10 Best #ScubaDiving Locations #ChristmasIsland
Are you looking for a unique scuba diving experience? Look no further than Christmas Island! Join us as we explore the top 10 best scuba diving locations on this magical island. From exploring remote coral reefs to swimming with majestic sea turtles, there is something for every diver in these crystal-clear waters. Learn about each spot’s unique features and find out why divers from all around the world flock to Christmas Island year after year.
0:10 Flying Fish Cove
A small cove with a shallow coral reef that is great for snorkeling
Depth Range: 0-10 meters
Marine Life: Various species of fish, eels, octopuses, and crustaceans
Highlights: Shallow waters, easy dive site, coral reef
0:30 Dolly Beach
A popular beach with clear waters and a variety of marine life
Depth Range: 5-30 meters
Marine Life: Octopuses, crabs, lobsters, and a variety of fish
Highlights: Clear waters, diverse marine life
0:50 Pulu Keeling National Park
A national park with a variety of dive sites, including wrecks and reefs
Depth Range: 10-40 meters
Marine Life: Groupers, snappers, bream, and barracuda
Highlights: Wrecks, reefs, diverse marine life
1:10 West Island
A small island with a shallow coral reef that is great for snorkeling
Depth Range: 0-10 meters
Marine Life: Various species of fish, eels, octopuses, and crustaceans
Highlights: Shallow waters, easy dive site, coral reef
1:30 Ethel Beach
A popular beach with clear waters and a variety of marine life
Depth Range: 5-30 meters
Marine Life: Octopuses, crabs, lobsters, and a variety of fish
Highlights: Clear waters, diverse marine life
1:50 Direction Island
A small island with a variety of dive sites, including wrecks and reefs
Depth Range: 10-40 meters
Marine Life: Groupers, snappers, bream, and barracuda
Highlights: Wrecks, reefs, diverse marine life
2:10 Drumsite
A small beach with a shallow coral reef that is great for snorkeling
Depth Range: 0-10 meters
Marine Life: Various species of fish, eels, octopuses, and crustaceans
Highlights: Shallow waters, easy dive site, coral reef
2:30 Eastern Beach
A popular beach with clear waters and a variety of marine life
Depth Range: 5-30 meters
Marine Life: Octopuses, crabs, lobsters, and a variety of fish
Highlights: Clear waters, diverse marine life
2:50 Fish Hook Bay
A small bay with a variety of dive sites, including wrecks and reefs
Depth Range: 10-40 meters
Marine Life: Groupers, snappers, bream, and barracuda
Highlights: Wrecks, reefs, diverse marine life
3:10 Flying Fish Cove
A small cove with a variety of dive sites, including wrecks and reefs
Depth Range: 10-40 meters
Marine Life: Groupers, snappers, bream, and barracuda
Highlights: Wrecks, reefs, diverse marine life
MAP OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of Java and Sumatra and around 1,550 km (960 mi) north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It lies 2,600 km (1,600 mi) northwest of Perth and 1,327 km (825 mi) south of Singapore. It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).
Christmas Island had a population of 1,692 residents as of 2021, the majority living in settlements on the northern edge of the island. The main settlement is Flying Fish Cove. Historically, Asian Australians of Chinese, Malay, and Indian descent formed the majority of the population. Today, around two-thirds of the island's population is estimated to have Straits Chinese origin (though just 22.2% of the population declared a Chinese ancestry in 2021), with significant numbers of Malays and European Australians and smaller numbers of Straits Indians and Eurasians. Several languages are in use, including English, Malay, and various Chinese dialects. Islam and Buddhism are major religions on the island. The religion question in the Australian census is optional and 28% of the population do not declare their religious belief, if any.
The first European to sight Christmas Island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615. Captain William Mynors named it on Christmas Day (25 December) 1643. It was first settled in the late 19th century. Christmas Island's geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism among its flora and fauna, which is of interest to scientists and naturalists. The majority (63 percent) of the island is included in the Christmas Island National Park, which features several areas of primary monsoonal forest. Phosphate, deposited originally as guano, has been mined on the island since 1899. The first European to sight the island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615. Captain William Mynors of the Royal Mary, an English East India Company vessel, named the island when he sailed past it on Christmas Day, in 1643. The island was included on English and Dutch navigation charts early in the 17th century, but it was not until 1666 that a map published by Dutch cartographer Pieter Goos included the island. Goos labelled the island Mony or Moni, the meaning of which is unclear.
English navigator William Dampier, aboard the privateer Charles Swan's ship, Cygnet, made the earliest recorded visit to the sea around the island in March 1688. He found it uninhabited. Dampier wrote an account of the visit. Dampier was trying to reach Cocos from New Holland. His ship was blown off course in an easterly direction, arriving at Christmas Island 28 days later. Dampier landed on the west coast, at the Dales. Two of his crewmen became the first Europeans to set foot on Christmas Island.
Captain Daniel Beeckman of the Eagle passed the island on 5 April 1714, chronicled in his 1718 book, A Voyage to and from the Island of Borneo, in the East-Indies.
Exploration and annexation.
The first attempt at exploring the island was in 1857 by the crew of the Amethyst. They tried to reach the summit of the island but found the cliffs impassable.
During the 1872–1876 Challenger expedition to Indonesia, naturalist John Murray carried out extensive surveys.
In 1886, Captain John Maclear of HMS Flying Fish, having discovered an anchorage in a bay that he named Flying Fish Cove, landed a party and made a small collection of the flora and fauna. In the next year, Pelham Aldrich, on board HMS Egeria, visited the island for 10 days, accompanied by J. J. Lister, who gathered a larger biological and mineralogical collection.
Among the rocks then obtained and submitted to Murray for examination were many of nearly pure phosphate of lime. This discovery led to annexation of the island by the British Crown on 6 June 1888.
Settlement and exploitation.
Soon afterwards, a small settlement was established in Flying Fish Cove by G. Clunies Ross, the owner of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands some 900 kilometres (560 mi) to the southwest, to collect timber and supplies for the growing industry on Cocos.
In 1897 the island was visited by Charles W. Andrews, who did extensive research on the natural history of the island, on behalf of the British Museum. #christmasisland #mapschool #mapsolo #mapas #maps
GoPro - Christmas Island Drive
This is just a video I made while driving from my hotel at the settlement to the destination in Drumsite.
Crab Spawning at Flying Fish Cove - 20th January 2020
Cristmas Island .Flying fish cove..
Christmas Island a Natural Wonder
Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is often referred to as Australia's Galapagos.
It is a natural wonderland with dry woodlands, wet forests, waterfalls, blow holes, caves and grottos.
It is home to many species of birds: different boobies, the Goshawk, Frigates, Golden Boson and others.
Also home to the world famous red crab, whose annual migration of 50 million landcrabs has been named by Sir David Attenborough as one of the world's top ten natural wonders.
The deep waters surrounding Christmas Island are teeming with tropical reef fish, the pelagic visitors include Manta Rays, many sharks species including the Whale Shark and Hammerhead shark.
Activities available include: walking through forest, kayaking on the water and snorkelling and diving in the cove and at the drop-off.
Diving the West Coast of Christmas Island
Diving the pinnacle at Egeria Point, Christmas Island - Out the Back Gate Productions
Destination Australia - Exploring the Wonders of Christmas Island's Underwater World
With the crystal-clear waters and diverse marine life of Christmas Island calling his name, Trevor takes a deep dive below the surface to embark on an awe-inspiring underwater adventure.
Destination Australia - Dropping a Line on Christmas Island
Christmas Island is renowned for its excellent fishing opportunities and offers a wide range of fish species that can be caught in its surrounding waters. Some of the popular fish that can be caught on Christmas Island include bonefish, giant trevally, yellowfin tuna, sailfish, marlin, and red emperor.
Christmas Island Traveler VII Chapter
Everything you need to know for visiting Christmas Island #travel #traveler #christmasisland
We will visit the capital town and go from there to dive in the ocean to an underwater cave where we can open our mask and take a breath of oxygen together with exploring the cavern, after diving we go to an onground cave, see 4 beautiful beaches, climb to top for a view of the island from above, explore blowholes and have a look at a bridge that was built for crabs to cross the road. We will know how long time and how much budget do we need.
Travel Guide Christmas Island, Australia - Christmas Island - Explore the Ocean
Rising majestically from the tropical depths of the vast Indian Ocean, and surrounded by the azure waters of Asia's southern fringe lies a stunning natural wonder - Christmas Island - its name alone is intriguing and stirs interest. Yet this tiny speck of land in the Indian Ocean is a truly fascinating paradise, inviting you to uncover its remarkable surprises of nature in a one-of-a-kind environment.
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Fish of Christmas Island, one of Australia's Indian Ocean Islands
The diverse fish life of Christmas Island including butterflyfish, triggers, surgeons, angles, fusiliers and all the other fish that keep the reef in balance.
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Christmas Island - Indian Ocean Experiences
An interview with Lisa Preston who runs Indian Ocean Experiences on Australia's Christmas Island
map of Christmas Island
Christmas Island, officially known as the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of Java and Sumatra and around 1,550 km (960 mi) north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It lies 2,600 km (1,600 mi) northwest of Perth and 1,327 km (825 mi) south of Singapore. It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).
Christmas Island had a population of 1,843 residents as of 2016,[1] the majority living in settlements on the northern tip of the island. The main settlement is Flying Fish Cove. Historically, Asian Australians of Chinese, Malay, and Indian descent formed the majority of the population.[4][5] Today, around two-thirds of the island's population is estimated to have Straits Chinese origin (though just 21.2% of the population declared a Chinese ancestry in 2016),[1] with significant numbers of Malays and European Australians and smaller numbers of Straits Indians and Eurasians. Several languages are in use, including English, Malay, and various Chinese dialects. Islam and Buddhism are major religions on the island. The religion question in the Australian census is optional and 28% of the population do not declare their religious belief, if any.[6]
The first European to sight Christmas Island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615. Captain William Mynors named it on Christmas Day (25 December) 1643. It was first settled in the late 19th century.[7] Christmas Island's geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism among its flora and fauna, which is of interest to scientists and naturalists.[8] The majority (63 percent) of the island is included in the Christmas Island National Park, which features several areas of primary monsoonal forest. Phosphate, deposited originally as guano, has been mined on the island since 1899. The first European to sight the island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615.[9] Captain William Mynors of the Royal Mary, an English East India Company vessel, named the island when he sailed past it on Christmas Day, in 1643.[10] The island was included on English and Dutch navigation charts as early as the beginning of the 17th century, but it was not until 1666 that a map published by Dutch cartographer Pieter Goos included the island. Goos labelled the island Mony or Moni,[11] the meaning of which is unclear.[12]
English navigator William Dampier, aboard the privateer Charles Swan's ship, Cygnet, made the earliest recorded visit to the sea around the island in March 1688.[11] He found it uninhabited.[11][13] Dampier wrote an account of the visit.[14] Dampier was trying to reach Cocos from New Holland. His ship was blown off course in an easterly direction, arriving at Christmas Island 28 days later. Dampier landed on the west coast, at the Dales. Two of his crewmen became the first Europeans to set foot on Christmas Island.[15]
Captain Daniel Beeckman of the Eagle passed the island on 5 April 1714, chronicled in his 1718 book, A Voyage to and from the Island of Borneo, in the East-Indies.[16]
Exploration and annexation
The first attempt at exploring the island was in 1857 by the crew of the Amethyst. They tried to reach the summit of the island but found the cliffs impassable.
During the 1872–1876 Challenger expedition to Indonesia, naturalist John Murray carried out extensive surveys.[17]
In 1886, Captain John Maclear of HMS Flying Fish, having discovered an anchorage in a bay that he named Flying Fish Cove, landed a party and made a small collection of the flora and fauna.[11] In the next year, Pelham Aldrich, on board HMS Egeria, visited the island for 10 days, accompanied by J. J. Lister, who gathered a larger biological and mineralogical collection.[11]
Among the rocks then obtained and submitted to Murray for examination were many of nearly pure phosphate of lime. This discovery led to annexation of the island by the British Crown on 6 June 1888 mapa de isla de Navidada , #christmasisland
Destination WA - Christmas Island Culture
Trevor experiences the rich and diverse culture on the stunning island paradise of Christmas Island.