Christmas Island

Christmas Island, part of the New Year Group, is a 63.49-hectare granite located in the Great Australian Bight, lying off the north-west coast of , Australia.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include New Year Island.

Island
, part of the New Year Group, is a 98.22-hectare granite and game reserve located in the Great Australian Bight, lying off the north-west coast of , Australia.

Christmas Island

Latitude
-39.68754° or 39° 41′ 15″ south
Longitude
143.83099° or 143° 49′ 52″ east
Open location code
4RG58R6J+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 66991312
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
2171538
Wiki­data ID
Q1383873
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Christmas Island” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Востраў Каляд
  • Bulgarian: Остров Рождество
  • Bulgarian: Рождество
  • Cebuano: Christmas Island
  • French: île Christmas
  • French: Île Christmas
  • German: Christmas Island
  • Hebrew: האי חג המולד
  • Japanese: クリスマス島 (タスマニア)
  • Latin: Insula Christi Natalis
  • Spanish: Isla Navidad
  • Swedish: Christmas Island
  • Tamil: கிறித்துமசு தீவு (தசுமேனியா)
  • Tamil: கிறித்துமசு தீவு
  • Turkish: Christmas Adası (II)
  • Turkish: Christmas Island

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include New Year Island Game Reserve and Yellow Rock Beach.

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