The Settlement, Christmas Island

Flying Fish Cove is the capital city and main settlement of Australia’s Christmas Island. It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888. About a third of the territory’s total population of 1,600 lives in Flying Fish Cove.

About The Settlement, Christmas Island in brief

Summary The Settlement, Christmas IslandFlying Fish Cove is the capital city and main settlement of Australia’s Christmas Island. It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888.

About a third of the territory’s total population of 1,600 lives in Flying Fish Cove. It is listed on the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List.