Christmas Island National Park

Christmas Island National Park
Australia
Dolly Beach in Christmas Island National Park, Australia
Christmas Island National Park is located in Indian Ocean
Christmas Island National Park
Christmas Island National Park
Christmas Island National Park is located in Indonesia
Christmas Island National Park
Christmas Island National Park
Nearest town or cityFlying Fish Cove
Coordinates10°25′S 105°40′E / 10.417°S 105.667°E / -10.417; 105.667
Established1980
Area85 km2 (32.8 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesDirector of National Parks
WebsiteChristmas Island National Park

Christmas Island National Park is a national park occupying most of Christmas Island, an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean southwest of Indonesia.[1] The park is home to many species of animal and plant life, including the eponymous red crab, whose annual migration sees around 100 million crabs move to the sea to spawn. Christmas Island is the only nesting place for the endangered Abbott's booby and critically endangered Christmas Island frigatebird, and the wide range of other endemic species makes the island of significant interest to the scientific community.[2]

  1. ^ "Christmas Island National Park". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 8 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. ^ Christmas Island National Park Management Plan. Environment Australia. 2002. ISBN 0-642-54828-9.