CHRISTMAS ISLAND, in the Indian Ocean

tropical island (1999 est. pop. 1,700), 60 sq mi (155 sq km), an external territory of Australia, in the Indian Ocean c.200 mi (320 km) S of Java. The majority of the inhabitants are Chinese and Malays who work the extensive phosphate deposits. The island was annexed by Great Britain in 1888 and became part of the former Straits Settlements in 1889. In 1958 it was ceded to Australia. The island has been used to detain and process Asian asylum seekers who are intercepted at sea.

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books on: Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean  - 74 results

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Monsoon Seas: The Story of the Indian Ocean
Book by Alan Villiers; McGraw-Hill, 1952
Subjects: Indian Ocean
...liked the Falkland Islands, but turned down...and storm-swept islands of the far southern waters in the Indian Ocean, where his whaling...Then there was Christmas Island, only a few miles...idea of settling on Christmas because of his fear...
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Oceans Governance and Maritime Strategy
Book by David Wilson, Dick Sherwood; Allen & Unwin, 2000
Subjects: Asia--Military Relations--Australia, Australia--Military Relations--Asia, Indian Ocean--Strategic Aspects, Marine Resources--Australia, Sea-Power--Australia
...maritime interests 86 oil supply 140 see also East Asia Christmas Island 56 Civil Liability Convention 118 Civil Liability...coastal surveillance 55 , 56 , 180 1 Coastwatch 55 6 Cocos Island 56 cod 155 collective action 12 , 13 Commission for...
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The Indian Ocean
Book by Michael Pearson; Routledge, 2003
...practice on the island. Over just a...Today young Indian parents choose...population of the island, who can be...Seychellois. The islands became independent...some 1,200 islands, of which less...strategy in the ocean (see pages 281-5), and Christmas Island. The latter...
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World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-Military Study
Book by Gordon L. Rottman; Greenwood Press, 2002
Subjects: Islands Of The Pacific--Strategic Aspects, Military Geography--Pacific Area, World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean, World War, 1939-1945--United States
...136, 139- 142 Caroline Islands, 394-398 Cartwright...420, 423, 426 Choiseul Island, 132-135 Christie, Albert F., 285 Christmas Island (Indian Ocean), 50 Christmas Island (Line Islands), 49-52 Chynoweth...
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The Indian Ocean in World History
Book by Milo Kearney; Routledge, 2003
...control of the Indian Ocean region, combined...from the Mascarene Islands; phosphate from Christmas Island; and rubber and...Hindu-dominated Indian National Congress...Gandhi, head of the Indian National Congress...legal advisor to an Indian firm in Durban in...struggle of the local Indians. With the outbreak...
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journal articles on: Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean  - 67 results

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The State of the Oceans, Part 2: Delving Deeper into the Sea's Bounty
Journal article by John Tibbetts; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 112, 2004
...1degreesC since 1950 of the tropical Indian Ocean and the west Pacific Ocean is "beyond what could be expected...variability and is partly due to the oceans response to increased greenhouse...powerful expression in the tropical ocean, says James White, a climate...
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Transnational Peace Building and Conflict: Lessons from Aceh, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka
Journal article by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 24, 2009
Subjects: Aceh, Indonesia--Environmental aspects, Aceh, Indonesia--Social aspects, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes--Comparative analysis, Foreign assistance--Social aspects, Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, 2004--Social aspects, Pacific settlement of international disputes--Comparative analysis, Peace negotiations--Comparative analysis
...armed conflict in the island, there were coordinated...despite the fact that the islands two main donors for the...lacked knowledge of the islands society, politics...Conference of Aceh and Indian Ocean Studies. Banda Aceh...
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Early Modern Expansion and the Politicization of Oceanic Space [*
Journal article by Elizabeth Mancke; Vol. 89, 1999
Subjects: Geographical research--Evaluation, Geography--History, Imperialism--History, Ocean and civilization--History, Ocean--Political aspects
...the worlds oceans was a fundamental...had settled islands stretching...Easter Island) to Madagascar...though, the Indian Ocean Basin continued...the Cook Islands in 1888...dominance of the oceans ended. Many...remaining island dependencies...the Pacific Ocean. Saint...lease their Indian Ocean Territory...far-flung island holdings...participants at the Oceans Connect workshop...British Virgin Islands, Cayman...designated Christmas Island...
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The Demography of Oceania from the 1950s to the 2000s: a Summary of Changes and a Statistical Assessment
Journal article by Jean-Louis Rallu; Population, Vol. 65, 2010
Subjects: Demography, Developing countries--LDCs, Islands, New Zealand, Studies
...the ratios of "island-origin" populations...population on the islands themselves. Samoans...Tongans on the island and living abroad...residents on the islands is just 0.13...natives (including Indians) living in Fiji...the Caribbean and Indian Ocean regions. The economic...frequent during the Christmas period, or the...
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The July 27, 1668 English Edition
Journal article; Utopian Studies, Vol. 17, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Isle of Pines, or, A late discovery of a fourth island near Terra Australis Incognita (Book)--Book reviews
...we came to the vast Ocean on the other side of the Island, and by our coasting...along several of the Islands belonging to India...our Discovery of the Island of Pines, in the same...and sailed to the Island of St. Hellens. Here we stayed all the Christmas Holy-dayes, which...
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magazine articles on: Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean  - 97 results

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Christmas Island
Magazine article by Klaus Dodds; Geographical, Vol. 83, May 2011
Subjects: Asylum, Right of--Laws, regulations and rules, Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)--Demonstrations and protests, Refugees--Demonstrations and protests, Right of asylum--Laws, regulations and rules
Christmas Island. by Klaus Dodds...Australian territory of Christmas Island witnessed rioting...capital, Darwin. Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean about 2,600 kilometres...per cent Malay. The islands multi-ethnic composition...
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Phuket's Resurrection: The Gayest Beach Town in Asia Brushes Itself off after Last Year's Devastating Tsunami
Magazine article by Daniel B. Haber; The Advocate, April 26, 2005
Subjects: Gays--Donations, Gays--Travel, Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, 2004--Donations, Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami, 2004--Economic aspects, Phuket Island--Description and travel, Phuket Island--Economic aspects, Tourism--Forecasts and trends, Travel industry--Forecasts and trends
...drink "Only a week after Christmas, and the girls wiggle their...tsunami inspection tour of the island regularly voted by Conde Nast...as among the top 10 resort islands in the world. When I arrived...tragedy struck the day after Christmas, 2004. The drive into town...represented the main wealth of the island--drawing in many Chinese...
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All the Disappearing Islands
Magazine article by Julia Whitty; Mother Jones, Vol. 28, July 2003
Subjects: Global warming, Oceans, Tuvalu
...health, the whole island will eventually...reefs, a rising ocean will likewise overwhelm...these low-lying islands, and the most likely cause of rising oceans is rising global...already lost two islands to the rising waters...Guinea have cut one island in half and left...In the Marshall Islands, World War II...per year. In the Indian Ocean, a third of the...
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Christmas Sixty Years Ago: An American Odyssey
Magazine article by Esmond Wright; Contemporary Review, Vol. 273, December 1998
Subjects: Christmas--Personal narratives, Teachers--Travel, Travel--Personal narratives, United States--Description and travel
Christmas sixty years...back to the Indians, learnt something...spend my first Christmas on a tour...the Atlantic Ocean. The road...connecting the islands, all of which...over two oceans with, in...car, the Ocean Highway is...tropical island, the only...Louise and the Indian country...seemed to be Indians play-acting...of my first Christmas tour of pre...
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Dakota Christmas
Magazine article by J. Bottum; First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, December 2002
Subjects: Christmas--Personal narratives, South Dakota--Personal narratives
...religious meaning of Christmas; we had church goings...in an odd distaste on Christmas afternoon from the explosion...going out for air after Christmas dinner the year I was...horizon. Cities on the ocean have a choice whether...form a storm-battened island in the midst of endless...
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newspaper articles on: Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean  - 174 results

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Flying Back to My Roots; Yes, It's a Lush Indian Ocean Paradise, but for Our Writer and His Family, Mauritius Also Provided a Magical Journey into Their Past .
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 26, 2005
...Its a Lush Indian Ocean Paradise, but...who named the island after Prince Maurice...or until the island became independent...Isabella Ferguson on Christmas Day, and they...there. But the islands population was...couldnt go home for Christmas or Easter, since...to say Franco-Indian relying heavily...and two skilful Indians rustled up an excellent...
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230,000 PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY THE TSUNAMI. MY BROTHER WAS ONE OF THEM; as Children They'd Been Inseparable, Then Simon Stephenson Lost His Beloved Brother Dominic (Right) in the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004. Here He Recounts the Pain of Coming to Terms with Dominic's Death Half a World Away
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), July 16, 2011
...Right) in the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004...Half a World Away. Christmas 2004 found me at...front bungalow on the island of Ko Phi Phi, and on Christmas Day he phoned home...earthquake and the Indian Ocean tsunami that...
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230,000 PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY THE TSUNAMI. MY BROTHER WAS ONE OF THEM; as Children They'd Been Inseparable, Then Simon Stephenson Lost His Beloved Brother Dominic (Right) in the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004. Here He Recounts the Pain of Coming to Terms with Dominic's Death Half a World Away
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), July 17, 2011
...Right) in the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004...Simon Stephenson Christmas 2004 found me at...front bungalow on the island of Ko Phi Phi, and on Christmas Day he phoned home...earthquake and the Indian Ocean tsunami that...
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Asylum Seekers Drown as Boat Hits Cliffs on Christmas Island; LOCALS CAN ONLY WATCH AS WOMEN AND CHILDREN DIE SCREAMING
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), December 15, 2010
Subjects: Asylum, Right of, Boats, Boats and boating, Cigarette boats, Refugees, Right of asylum
...Cliffs on Christmas Island; LOCALS CAN ONLY...into cliffs at Christmas Island off western...the north end of Christmas Island, alerted...is in tears." Christmas Island is an Australian...Perth -- in the Indian Ocean. The island...
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How to Break with Tradition This Christmas; ESCAPE
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 18, 2006
...Yuletide break than the island christened on December 25, 1643? Christmas Island lies in the Indian Ocean some 1,500 miles...the region of 26c (Christmas.net.au). Accommodation...com). Flights to Christmas Island from Singapore...
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encyclopedia articles on: Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean  - 4 results

 
 
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Christmas Island , in the Indian Ocean
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHRISTMAS ISLAND , in the Indian Ocean tropical island (2001 pop. 1,508), 60 sq mi (155 sq km), an external...came to work the extensive phosphate deposits. Much of the island is now a national park. The island was annexed by Great Britain...
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Man-O'-War Bird
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...bird, F. minor, is found in the Indian Ocean. Other species, e.g., the Ascension and Christmas Island frigate-birds, are named for their...found in the South Pacific and on the islands off Brazil and Madagascar. Frigate...
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Australia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...continent, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. With the island state of Tasmania to...territories include Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and the Australian...and SW to the Indian Ocean. The longest of all...
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Singapore
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...located between the Indian Ocean and the South China...Strait. Singapore island is low-lying and...throughout the year. The island was once covered...Singapore and the islands of Brani and Sentosa...coast of Singapore island. The older urban...crown colony, with Christmas Island and the Cocos...


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