Holiday Christmas Island Oceania

Christmas Island Eye Birth Day holiday in 1643 by Captain William

Mynors, the captain of a ship, the first decline recorded William in 1688.

For two of the next decade little interest shown in the island due

In the rugged coast. After the discovery of phosphate deposits in the island was

Britain annexed in 1888. Holiday Christmas Island was occupied by Japanese troops

March / March 1942 until the end of World War II in 1946

And it became the dependence of Singapore. Under an agreement with the United Kingdom to transfer

Sovereignty to the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 October / October

Under the 1958 holiday Christmas Island Act of 1958.ovi year

The island is the highest mountain of the submarine, which is to a large altitude plateau

Central controlled by the positions of the rain forest.

The plateau to reach heights up to 361 meters on steep slopes

Along the coast suddenly rises to the central plateau and consists mainly of stone

Limestone with layers of rocks Albarakanah.aldzerh almost 80 kilometers

Sea coast is a continuous slope in height ranging up to

20 meters. There are thirteen places in the occurrence of clearing the way for the cliff

Small and shallow bays, coral reefs, sandy beaches

. The largest of these bays forms the island in Port Bird Fish Cove.

The island, which is surrounded by coral reefs. There is virtually no

Coastal and shelf sea plummets to a depth of about 5,000 meters into the 200

Meters from the beach. Climate is tropical and temperatures ranging between

21 ° C to 32 ° C. Moisture about 80-90 and Southeast

Trade winds to provide pleasant weather more than a year. However, during season

Rain between November and April / May, it is common for some

Activity storms produce swelling occur in the seas around the island.

The average rainfall of 2,000 mm per year.