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Christmas Island National Park is a national park occupying most of Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean southwest of Indonesia. [1] The park is home to many species of animal and plant life, including the eponymous Christmas Island red crab , whose annual migration sees around 100 million crabs move to the sea to spawn.
Drumsite is a settlement administrated as part of the village of Flying Fish Cove on Christmas Island, Australia. It is located on the northeastern coast of the island. The ethnic composition of the population of Drumsite is Chinese and European. The area is in the path of the migration routes of Christmas Island red crabs. [1]
The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean comprising the island of the same name. It is located approximately 350 kilometres (190 nautical miles) south of Java and Sumatra and about 1,550 km (840 nmi) north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland.
Unusually dry weather has delayed the annual migration of millions of Christmas Island red crabs from the island's interior to the sea where they mate. There are over 100 million red crabs on ...
Tuerkayana celeste, known as the Christmas Island blue crab is a species of crab in the family Gecarcinidae. The species is only found near freshwater on Christmas Island. The species was first recorded in 1900 but only in 2012 was it found to be a separate species from the Tuerkayana hirtipes. The species was used for food in the 1950s but was ...
Walgreens: Walgreens stores that operate 24/7 will be open on Christmas, and the majority of the other locations will have reduced hours. 7-Eleven : Most convenience store locations remain open on ...
The annual migration of red crabs in Australia begins in October/November each year. Millions of red crabs Gecarcoidea natalis migrate from the Australian islands to the Indian Ocean during this one to two-week-long period. The purpose of migration is to go underwater and lay eggs and breeding has to be made possible.
Flying Fish Cove (Chinese: 飛魚灣, Malay: Pantai Ikan Terbang) is the capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after the British survey-ship Flying-Fish, many maps simply label it "The Settlement". [2] It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888. Flying Fish ...