Christmas Island
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| Capital | Flying Fish Cove |
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| Dialing code | +61 |
| Population | 1,402 (2010) |
| Continent | Asia |
| Currency | Australian dollar |
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| ID | 943440 |
About Christmas Island
Christmas Island is an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, lying south of Java, Indonesia. A national park covers most of the 135-sq-km island, offering rainforest hikes to wetlands and waterfalls like Hugh's Dale. Native wildlife includes nesting seabirds and the red crab, a land species known for its late-fall migration to the sea. The island is ringed with snorkelling and diving reefs.
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Red crabs swarm across roads and bridges in Australia
Red crabs swarm across roads and bridges in Australia
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Red crabs swarm across roads and bridges in AustraliaCloseTens of millions of red crabs have covered roads and bridges on Christmas Island as they undertake their annual migration.
The Crabs are travelling from The Forest to the coast to spawn, The Migration beginning shortly after The First rainfall of the Wet Season .
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