Silver City, Christmas Island

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Map of Christmas Island with Silver City marked Christmas Island Map2.png
Map of Christmas Island with Silver City marked

Silver City is a village in Christmas Island. It is within Flying Fish Cove. In the population there are Chinese, European [1] and a minority of Malays. The village was founded in the 1970s, and the houses were built with aluminum and other metals with the intention of being able to withstand cyclones. [2] In the village there are large houses built in the contemporary Australian style. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Simone Dennis (2008). Christmas Island: An anthropological study. Cambria Press. ISBN   978-1-60497-510-9.
  2. Island Life - Christmas Island - About

10°26′00.65″S105°40′59.79″E / 10.4335139°S 105.6832750°E / -10.4335139; 105.6832750