Europeans First Discovered The Island Of Christmas Island On Christmas Day, 25 December 1643.
Christmas island, officially the territory of christmas island, is an australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. Had an australian guide who took us hiking and we got to see the islands unique crabs. Nicknamed the galapagos of the indian ocean, the island is famous for its red crabs, sea birds, whale sharks and spectacular.
Mynors On Christmas Eve 1743, Is Annexed By The United Kingdom In 1888.
Following the second world war, christmas island came under the jurisdiction of the new british colony of singapore. Australia and new zealand buy the christmas island phosphate company and christmas island is administered by the colony of singapore. Japan invaded the island in 1942, but islanders sabotaged japanese mining operations, making the mines relatively unproductive.
The Island Was Named By Captain William Mynors Of The East India Company Vessel Royal Mary After He Sailed Past It On Christmas Day On 25 December 1643, Says The National Library.
It's one of the most. Christmas island, discovered by the dutch explorer w. The act enabled britain to transfer the island from singapore to australia.
It Becomes Part Of The Straits Settlements, Later.
The island existed as a separate crown colony from 1 january 1958 to 1. The sovereignty of christmas island was transferred from singapore (then a crown colony of the united kingdom) to the commonwealth of australia on 1 october 1958 under the transfer to. The payment paved way for christmas island act which came to effect on may 14, 1958.
I Went To Christmas Island In The 90S And It Was A Pretty Unique Experience.
Out of this, 30,000 tons of phosphate dust was shipped to malaya to fertilise the rubber plantations. Ticketing 2 december 2022 to 1 january 2023 choose from four arrival timings in. Essentially christmas island was a british territory administered through singapore until the transfer of administration by the british from singapore to australia at australia’s request.
