Rosebud: Christmas Island International Airport - Christmas Island

1 -10.45°, 105.69° S
About location

Christmas Island rises from the Indian Ocean in Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories, and its remote position has shaped a small, self-contained community and transport links essential to island life. Christmas Island International Airport occupies a cleared plateau amid dense tropical forest, reflecting the island’s steep, heavily vegetated terrain. Much of the island is protected within Christmas Island National Park, a refuge for numerous endemic species. It is internationally known for the annual migration of millions of red crabs to the coast to breed. Phosphate mining, begun in the late 19th century, has also been central to the island’s modern history and settlement pattern.

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