‘External inhabited islands of Australia’

Christmas Island

  

  

  

Christmas Island(Christmas Island) - A small island in the Indian Ocean, Australian-owned, area of ​​the island - 135 kV. km. The island is located in the 2360 kilometers north-west of Perth and about 500 km south of Jakarta. The island's capital, r. Settlement.

The island of volcanic origin. The highest point - 361 m above sea level. The climate is tropical island. The annual average temperature - about 27 °C. The amount of rainfall is large enough - about 2000 mm per year.

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Norfolk Island

Остров Нoрфолк (Norfolk Island) Остров Нoрфолк (Norfolk Island) - A small inhabited island in the Pacific, Located between Australia, New Caledonia and New Zealand. Norfolk - the main island of the group of islands, components of the outer area. The island 34,6 Km., length of the coastline around 32 km.

The highest point of the island - Mount Baytes (319 m), located on the north-west of the island. Beaches Norfolk Island high and steep. Much of the island is covered by arable land and pastures. Possession of Australia with the status of foreign territory 1913 year.

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