Flying Fish Cove
Capital of Christmas Island: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Flying Fish Cove: Paul McFarlane, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Flying Fish Cove is the capital of Christmas Island. About 1,355 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 10.42° S, 105.68° E, about 135 m (443 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Christmas time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Flying Fish Cove. Green dots: other major cities of Christmas Island. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Flying Fish Cove has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Sep at about 25°C (78°F). Around 1,178 mm (46 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Christmas IslandNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2078127 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q30980 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Flying Fish Cove: Paul McFarlane, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tai Jin House (25095468230): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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