christmas island in English

noun
1
an island in the Indian Ocean, 200 miles (350 km) south of Java, administered as an external territory of Australia since 1958; population 1,400 (est. 2009).

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1. This is a list of association football clubs in Christmas Island.

2. Christmas Island, island in the Indian Ocean administered as an external territory of Australia

3. Mature Christmas Island red crabs probably moult only onceayear, as their growth rate slows.

4. However, on 14 March 1942, Naka received orders to become flagship for the Christmas Island invasion force.

5. The Christmas Island red crabs moult their shells regularly during their early growth phases to match their increasing body size.

6. For example, following the Indian Ocean monsoon, the Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) migrates en masse, forming a "living carpet" of crabs.

7. On 28 February the two destroyers rendezvoused with the fuel ship USS Pecos off Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island some 250 miles southwest of Tjilatjap.

8. Maclear's rat might have been responsible for keeping the population of the Christmas Island red crab in check, as recent numbers of the crab are greater than in the past.

9. ‘This clearly Contradicted previous concerns about competition and conflict with the works of art.’ ‘Shortly thereafter, completely contradicting this advice, the ship's captain indicated that he would enter Australian territorial waters and approach Christmas Island.’

10. People born in Australia (including Norfolk Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island) on or after 20 August 1986 are Australian citizens by birth if at least one parent was an Australian citizen or a permanent