List of settlements on Christmas Island

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The following are settlements on Christmas Island; there are no cities on the island. All of them are administrated as part of the capital - Flying Fish Cove.


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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christmas Island</span> External territory of Australia

The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory in Southeast Asia comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean around 350 kilometres south of Java and Sumatra and about 1,550 km (840 nmi) northwest of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elliott Bay</span> Inlet in Seattle, Washington

Elliott Bay is a part of the Central Basin region of Puget Sound. It is in the U.S. state of Washington, extending southeastward between West Point in the north and Alki Point in the south. Seattle was founded on this body of water in the 1850s and has since grown to encompass it completely. The waterway it provides to the Pacific Ocean has served as a key element of the city's economy, enabling the Port of Seattle to become one of the busiest ports in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney Cove</span> Bay in Sydney Harbour, Australia

Sydney Cove is a bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, one of several harbours in Port Jackson, on the coast of Sydney, New South Wales. Sydney Cove is a focal point for community celebrations, due to its central Sydney location between the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Flying Fish Cove</span> Settlement in Christmas Island, Australia

Flying Fish Cove is the capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after British survey-ship Flying-Fish, many maps simply label it "The Settlement". It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888.

The Settlement may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Winter Island</span> United States historic place

Winter Island is an island connected by a causeway to Salem Neck in Salem, Massachusetts. It is about 45 acres (18 ha) in size, and is bounded by Smith Pool to the northwest, Cat Cove to the west, Salem Channel to the south and east, and Juniper Cove to the north. The island has about a dozen residences at the north end and one road, Winter Island Road. The Plummer Home for Boys sits on 18 acres (7.3 ha) of land on the northeastern shore. The balance of the island is Winter Island Marine Park. The entire island was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Winter Island Historic District and Archeological District in 1994.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Poon Saan</span> Human settlement in Christmas Island, Australia

Poon Saan is the second largest village on Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. It is administrated as part of the island capital - Flying Fish Cove. Ethnic Chinese make up the majority of inhabitants. In Cantonese, Poon Saan means "halfway up the hill". The architecture of Poon Saan reflects the Chinese heritage of the majority of residents in being Singapore style units, rather than the Western style common in Flying Fish Cove.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Cove Palisades State Park</span> State park in Oregon, United States

The Cove Palisades State Park is a state park in eastern Jefferson County, Oregon, near Culver and Madras in the central part of the state, and is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It is located on the waters and surrounding lands of Lake Billy Chinook, an impoundment of the Crooked, Deschutes, and Metolius rivers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silver City, Christmas Island</span> Human settlement in Australia

Silver City is a settlement within the village of Flying Fish Cove in Christmas Island, Australia. In the population there are Chinese, European and a minority of Malays. The settlement was founded in the 1970s, and the houses were built with aluminum and other metals with the intention of being able to withstand cyclones. In the settlement, there are also large houses made in the contemporary Australian style.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coachman's Cove</span> Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Coachman's Cove is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 111 in the Canada 2021 Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Outline of Christmas Island</span>

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Christmas Island:

This page list topics related to Christmas Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gerstle Cove State Marine Reserve</span> Marine reserve in California

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area</span> Marine protected area in California

Salt Point State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that lies onshore from Fisk Mill Cove and south along Salt Point State Park in Sonoma County on California’s north central coast. The marine protected area covers 3.12 square miles. Salt Point SMCA prohibits the take of all living marine resources, except the recreational take of abalone and finfish.

Burgoyne's Cove is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The cuisine of Christmas Island can best be described as an eclectic combination of traditional Australian cuisine and Asian cuisine, particularly meals from Malaysia and Indonesia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Division No. 1, Subdivision G, Newfoundland and Labrador</span> Unorganized territory in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Division No. 1, Subdivision G is an unorganized subdivision on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division 1 and contains the unincorporated communities of Baccalieu Island, Besom Cove, Bradley's Cove, Burnt Point, Caplin Cove, Daniel's Cove, Grates Cove, Gull Island, Job's Cove, Kingston, Long Beach, Lower Island Cove, Low Point, Northern Bay, Ochre Pit Cove, Red Head Cove, Riverhead, Smooth Cove and Western Bay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drumsite</span> Place in Australia

Drumsite is a settlement within the village of Flying Fish Cove on Christmas Island, Australia. Is located on the northeast coast. The ethnic composition of the population is Chinese and European. In the area there are migration routes of red crabs that are protected.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Administrator's House, Christmas Island</span> Residence and museum in Christmas Island, Australia

The Administrator's House is a heritage-listed former official residence and now museum located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) south-west of Flying Fish Cove in the Australian territory of Christmas Island. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004. It is also known as Tai Jin House. The house served as the official residence for the Administrator of Christmas Island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Log Pond Cove</span>

Log Pond Cove, previously known as Money Hole, is a former log pond and scenic wayside on the Connecticut River, about half a mile upstream from the Holyoke Dam at South Hadley Falls.