WORLD, COME TO MY HOME! 1202 AUSTRALIA (Christmas Island) Flying Fish Cove
1. Gun Emplacement. The view from here over Flying Fish Bay is great but the best thing for me was the drive to get here. A narrow one car. 2. Catholic Church. 3. Christmas Island Fishing & Adventure. Dan had everything organised, including drinks and snacks and the best spots to go to.
Beach of Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Australia Stock Photo Alamy
Christmas Island, island in the Indian Ocean administered as an external territory of Australia. It is the summit of an oceanic mountain whose highest point on the island is Murray Hill, rising to 1,184 feet (361 meters) in the western part of the island. The main settlement is at Flying Fish Cove.
Beach of Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Australia Stock Photo Alamy
Things to Do in Flying Fish Cove. 1. Gun Emplacement. The view from here over Flying Fish Bay is great but the best thing for me was the drive to get here. A narrow one car. 2. Catholic Church. 3. Christmas Island Fishing & Adventure.
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Several explorers visited Christmas Island during the 19th century, including Captain John Maclear, who named Flying Fish Cove after his ship (the HMS Flying Fish) in 1886. Captain Pelham Aldrich and naturalist JJ Lister of the HMS Egeria came ashore for ten days in 1887, collecting a large number of plant and animal species.
Flying Fish Cove Christmas Island
Located on the island's northeastern tip, Flying Fish Cove - Christmas Island's main settlement, which is essentially a mining town - isn't particularly easy on the eye, but its quirkiness has a way of growing on you. In a nod to the rich cultural makeup of the local community, which numbers less than 2000 people, the settlement is.
Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island Travel Guide Tourist Destinations
Originally named after a survey ship, the Flying Fish, this main town on Christmas Island is labeled on many old maps as simply "The Settlement." Flying Fish Cove was established in 1888 by the first British arrivals and is still home to about 500 residents, which is just under a third of the island's total population. The cove is peppered with a few housing developments, some shops, a small.
Flying Fish Cove at night, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean Territory of Australia Stock Photo Alamy
Here's a small sample of what you might see on a single dive. The Longnose Butterflyfish. Racoon Butterflyfish. The Freckled Hawkfish. The Whitetail Squirrelfish. The Coral Grouper or Rockcod. The Blue Tang, also now known as a "Dory". The Bluelined Surgeonfish. Meyer's Butterflyfish is very common at Christmas Island and neighbouring.
Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island Tourist Destinations
Welcome to Flying Fish Cove, the capital city and main settlement of Christmas Island, Australia. This charming town is also known as Pantai Ikan Terbang in Malay and 飛魚灣 in Chinese. Established in 1888, it was the first British settlement on the island and is now home to about a third of the territory's total population of 1,600.
Flying Fish Cove is a scenic snorkeling and picnicking spot on Christmas Island, Australia
Yet another endemic species whose numbers are unfortunately declining is the Christmas Island Flying Fox. This small black bat weighs less than 500 gm and is found nowhere else in the world. It also has the rare habit of flying during the day as well as at night. TOP: A Christmas Island Flying fox in full flight during the day at Flying Fish Cove
Over View of Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, Australia Stock Photo Alamy
Flying Fish Cove is the official 'capital city' of Australia's Christmas Island, and is the central point to life on the Island for many locals. On any given afternoon you'll find families relaxing under the cabanas along the foreshore, people swimming and snorkeling in the cove, children jumping off the jetty and the port going about.
Flying Fish Cove the world’s best shore dive? Christmas Island
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra. # 1. 14 Dec 2023. Jan Lile. Flying Fish Cove. Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis. # X. 14 Dec 2023. Jan Lile.
Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island Tourist Destinations
Flying Fish Cove is home to a beautiful crescent-shaped beach that is perfect for swimming and snorkeling. The beach is lined with palm trees and offers stunning views of the Indian Ocean. Aside from the surrounding landscape Flying Fish Cove is also the main port on Christmas Island, and it is where ships bring supplies and equipment to the.
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Depth: Top: 2M Median: 9M Bottom: 25M. Location: Western edge of Flying Fish Cove; from the boat ramp north, west a bit, and back. This Christmas Island's Flying Fish Cove shore dive rates as my best shore dive in the whole world. Here is a short video of the reef fish you can expect to see around Christmas Island.
View of Flying Fish Cove, at sunrise, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australian Territory Stock
The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean comprising the island of the same name. It is located. Some of the easily accessible beaches include Flying Fish Cove (main beach), Lily Beach, Ethel Beach, and Isabel Beach, while the more difficult beaches to access include Greta Beach, Dolly Beach.
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Background Map of Christmas Island showing the location of Flying Fish Cove, the "Settlement" At the time, Christmas Island was a British possession under administrative control of the Straits Settlement, situated 161 nmi (185 mi; 298 km) south of Java.It was a good control post for the east Indian Ocean and it was an important source of phosphates, which were needed by Japanese industry.
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DAILY DIVE SCHEDULE. Departure: 8am from our main beach, Flying Fish Cove. Return: Approx. 12:30 - 1pm. Dives: 2 x boat dives selected on the day according to conditions/divers interest. Surface interval: about 1.5 hrs (cruising or snorkelling).
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