What is Christmas Island used for?

Sommario:

1. What is Christmas Island used for?
2. Can you go to Christmas Island?
3. What do they speak in Christmas Island?
4. Is Christmas Island part of Indonesia?
5. What religion is Christmas Island?
6. Why is Christmas Island famous?
7. Is Christmas Island Expensive?
8. Can you eat Christmas Island crabs?
9. Is Christmas Island still contaminated?
10. How do you get around on Christmas Island?
11. Is there an ATM on Christmas Island?
12. How many people died on Christmas Island?
13. What days do Virgin fly to Christmas Island?
14. Are the coconut crabs on Christmas Island edible?
15. Why are there so many crabs on Christmas Island?
16. Did they test the atomic bomb on Christmas Island?
17. Are there 2 Christmas islands?

What is Christmas Island used for?

The detention centre on Christmas Island is run as a high security military camp where control is based on fear and punishment and the extensive internal use of extrajudicial punishment by force and isolation is evident.

Can you go to Christmas Island?

Christmas Island is currently closed to travellers from QLD, ACT, NSW & VIC. ... It is important to note that the Indian Ocean Territories (IOTs) of Christmas Island and the Cocos Keeling Islands remain in a State of Emergency and ALL travellers to the IOTs are required to apply for travel to each island.

What do they speak in Christmas Island?

English Language. English is the official language on Christmas Island. However, more than half of our residents speak a language other than English at home. While on the island, you might hear people conversing in Mandarin, Malay, Cantonese, Min Nan, Tagalog and a variety of other languages.

Is Christmas Island part of Indonesia?

Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean, 1500 km west of the Australian mainland and 2600 km from Perth. Although it is an Australian territory, Christmas Island's nearest neighbour is Indonesia, which lies about 350 km to the north.

What religion is Christmas Island?

Islam and Buddhism are major religions on the island.

Why is Christmas Island famous?

This tiny dog-shaped island was named on Christmas Day, 1643 by an English sea captain. Today it's a lush, off-the-beaten-path tourist destination famed for its caves and coral reefs. The biggest yearly attraction is the migration of fifty million red crabs down to the sea to spawn.

Is Christmas Island Expensive?

Christmas Island may not be high on the tourist radar, its expensive to get to, accommodation is also expensive but its unique in its own right. Randomly placed in the Indian ocean, not too far from Indonesia, its a great spot over for yachties.

Can you eat Christmas Island crabs?

They aren't edible. Even if you can't eat them, it's definitely worth dropping by Christmas Island in December or January to watch a blanket of Red crabs migrate to the ocean and back – just be sure to wear boots.

Is Christmas Island still contaminated?

It has been a thorn in the side of the Ministry of Defence ever since. The official line remains resolutely unchanged - that safety precautions were taken, there was no evidence of radioactive contamination afterwards, and that the death rate among Christmas Island veterans is statistically normal.

How do you get around on Christmas Island?

Getting around

1. Car hire. Hiring a car is the best way to get around the island, letting you explore the many walks and sights at your leisure. ...
2. Taxis and airport transfers. Christmas Island's taxi service is available on weekday evenings (except Monday) and after midday on weekends. ...
3. Tours.

Is there an ATM on Christmas Island?

Please note that there is no ATM on the island.

How many people died on Christmas Island?

50 people died and 42 were rescued. The incident was the worst civilian maritime disaster in Australia in more than a century....2010 Christmas Island boat disaster.

Top: SIEV-221 prior to breakup; Middle: SIEV-221 shortly after initial collision; Bottom: HMAS Pirie officers rescue survivors.
Date	15 December 2010
Deaths	50

What days do Virgin fly to Christmas Island?

Virgin Australia fly to Christmas Island twice per week (Tuesdays & Fridays) from Perth, Western Australia.

Are the coconut crabs on Christmas Island edible?

'Coconut crabs have an incredible sense of smell and for slow moving creatures they sure move quickly when there's food around. ' ... Christmas Island has the largest population of robber crabs in the world. The robber crabs are good to eat, tasting like a cross between a mud crab and a lobster.

Why are there so many crabs on Christmas Island?

Christmas Island's mass red crab migration is one of the most incredible natural processes on Earth. Every year, millions of these large crabs emerge from the forest and make their way to the ocean to breed, swarming across roads, streams, rocks and beaches.

Did they test the atomic bomb on Christmas Island?

After the war, fearing that Britain would lose its great power status, the British government resumed the atomic bomb development effort, now codenamed High Explosive Research....Operation Grapple.

Grapple
Country	United Kingdom
Test site	Kiritimati (Christmas Island), Kiribati; Malden Island, Kiribati
Period	1957–1958
Number of tests	9

Are there 2 Christmas islands?

Two islands have, at one time or another, carried the name Christmas Island. The Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean is today better known as Kiritimati and is part of the nation of Kiribati.