Christmas Island: Geography#
| Location | Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 10 30 S, 105 40 E -10.5,105.666664 |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 138.9 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Murray Hill 361 m |
| Highest Mountains | |
| Terrain | steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau |
| Natural Hazards | the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard |
| Natural Resource | phosphate, beaches |
| Land Use | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2011) |
| Climate | tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Renewable Water Resources | NA |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining |
| Environment - international agreements | NA |
| Large Cities | |
| Geography-note | located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean |