Christmas Tourism: The Origin of Christmas Island?

Christmas Island, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is a part of KIRITIMATI, an island country. It is located more than 3200 kilometers east of Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati. It is the oldest and largest coral island in the world! The area is about 600 square kilometers, and the land is only 388 square kilometers.

1643 On Christmas Day, the Dutchman William? Captain Minos returned from a long voyage from East India [Indonesia]; When you pass the island, name it. ; 1677 was declared to belong to the Queen of England and the British Empire. 19 19 was incorporated into Kiribati territory.