Poon Saan
Poon Saan is the second largest village on Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. Ethnic Chinese make up the majority of inhabitants. In Cantonese, Poon Saan means "halfway up the hill".| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Christmas Island Airport and Christmas Island District High School.
Christmas Island Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Paullymac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christmas Island International Airport is an airport located on Christmas Island, a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. The island is located 2,600 km northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, 500 km south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and 975 km east-northeast of the Cocos Islands. Christmas Island Airport is situated 3 km south of Poon Saan.
Christmas Island District High School
School
Christmas Island District High School is a public co-educational early learning, primary, and high day school located in Christmas Island, a territory of Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silver City and Flying Fish Cove.
Silver City
Neighborhood
Silver City is a village within Flying Fish Cove in the Australian overseas territory of Christmas Island. The population is made up of a mixture of various ethnicities such as Chinese, European, and Malay.
Flying Fish Cove
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flying Fish Cove is the capital city and main settlement of Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after the British survey-ship Flying Fish, many maps simply label it "The Settlement".
Drumsite
Neighborhood
Drumsite is a village in Christmas Island. The village's population consists mostly of Chinese and European workers. A project that built townhouses in the village was built in 2013 amid concerns about asylum seekers going to Christmas Island.
Poon Saan
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Christmas Island, Australia
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Christmas Island, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-10.42349° or 10° 25′ 25″ southLongitude
105.68054° or 105° 40′ 50″ eastElevation
149 metres (489 feet)Open location code
5PX7HMGJ+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 2119420254OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
Discover Poon Saan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Poon Saan” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “半山”
- Croatian: “Poon Saan”
- Dutch: “Poon Saan”
- Polish: “Poon Saan”
- Russian: “Баньшань”
- Thai: “ปูนซ้าน”
- Urdu: “پون شان”
- Yue Chinese: “半山”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kampong and Grants Well.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Christmas Island Outdoor Cinema and Zhen Jian Tong Xin Hui Temple Complex.
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