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	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Christmas Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands together are called the Australian Indian Ocean Territories and since 1997 share a single Administrator resident on Christmas Island.
		Christmas Island residents are represented in the House of Representatives through the Northern Territory electorate of Lingiari and in the Senate by Northern Territory Senators.
		The fictitious Sonic the Hedgehog was born on Christmas Island.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Christmas_Island (2544 words)

	Environment & Heritage
		The Island is the summit of a submarine mountain.
		Christmas Island was occupied by Japanese forces from March 1942 until the end of the Second World War and in 1946 became a dependency of Singapore.
		The Christmas Island National Park is managed by Parks Australia North, a division of The Department of Environment and Heritage.
	www.dotars.gov.au /territories/xmas_island/environment.aspx (943 words)

	Meteoroloo.com :: Christmas Island - fishing christmas island
		The population on the island of approximately 1500 (Australian Bureau of Statistics Census figure) is made up of predominantly christmas island is settled from western australia Chinese who constitute around 70% of the total, followed by Europeans and Malay.
		Christmas Island is of immense scientific value as it was uninhabited until the late 19th century, so many information on christmas island unique species of fauna and flora exist which have evolved independently of human interference.
		The christmas island australia annual red crab mass migration (around 100 million animals) to the sea to spawn is one of the wonders of the natural world and takes place each year around November; after the start of the wet season and in synchronisation with the cycle of the moon.
	www.meteoroloo.com /Met-countries-a-b/Christmas-Island.html (2133 words)

	Christmas Island - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands together are called Australia's Indian Ocean Territories (IOTs) and since 1997 share a single Administrator resident on Christmas Island.
		Christmas Island has the top-level Internet DNS domain ".cx", which was popular among Internet gambling sites and other operations because the previous UK based operators would not disclose registrants' personal information.
		Christmas Island is of immense scientific value as it was uninhabited until the late 19th century, so many unique species of fauna and flora exist which have evolved independently of human interference.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=5500 (2121 words)

	Christmas frigatebird - Fregata andrewsi: More Information - ARKive
		The Christmas frigatebird is a very large, mostly fl seabird with a glossy green sheen to feathers of the head and back (5).
		The Christmas frigatebird is confined to a few breeding colonies on a single island and this, together with their low reproductive rate (5), makes the population alarmingly vulnerable to any chance event.
		Christmas frigatebirds are also protected outside of the park and by Migratory Bird Agreements between Australia and other countries (5).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Fregata_andrewsi/more_info.html (652 words)

	Birds of Christmas Island
		The white-eye (Zosterops natalis) and the thrush (Turdus poliocephalus erythropleurus) are common in the Park and feed on fruit, nectar and insects.
		Christmas Island has the largest population of brown boobies in the world.
		The widespread greater frigatebird (Fregata minor minor) nests in trees on the shore terrace and the greatest concentrations are around North West Point and the western terraces of South Point.
	www.deh.gov.au /parks/christmas/fauna/birds.html (474 words)

	Christmas Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Christmas Island red crab - The Christmas Island red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) is a species of terrestrial crab endemic to both the Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean.
		Union of Christmas Island Workers - The Union of Christmas Island Workers (UCIW) is a trade union in Christmas Island, the self-governing territory of Australia.
		Christmas Island Frigatebird - The Christmas Island frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) is a frigatebird endemic to the Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean.
	christmas.vvvvvv3.com /christmasisland.html (770 words)

	Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery notice - Independent Allocation Advisory Panel Factual Brief, January 2002 - ...
		The Abbott's booby and the Christmas Island frigatebird are endemic to Christmas Island.
		In November 1997 it was agreed in consultation with Western Tuna MAC that, given the isolation of the islands and their unique conservation values, it was appropriate for separate arrangements to be developed for tuna fishing in the region.
		Agreement was reached to allow the granting of one additional permit for the Christmas Island offshore fishery upon the proviso that all participating vessels carry VMS.
	www.afma.gov.au /fisheries/tuna/wtbf/notices/2002/aap/christmas.htm (988 words)

	Christmas seabird's marathon trip puts Santa's reindeer to shame
		As part of this research ornithologists were amazed to discover that one particular bird, nicknamed ‘Lydia’ had undertaken a non-stop 26 day, 4,000 km flight which took her to Sumatra and Borneo and back to Christmas Island with an overland flight crossing Java’s mountains and volcanoes.
		It is tragically ironic, that while Lydia nests on one the world’s most remote and pristine islands, she makes her living in some of the most degraded seas on the planet," said David James, Coordinator of Biodiversity Monitoring for Christmas Island National Park.
		Lydia went south from Christmas Island into deep pelagic waters, then out about 500 km to the northwest, back to the east and through the Sunda Strait (between Java and Sumatra), where she lingered off the Sumatran islands of Bangia and Bilitang for a few days.
	www.birdlife.org /news/pr/2005/12/christmas_frigatebird.html (837 words)

	Christmas Island Australia and New Zealand - Cruise Reivews.com
		At approximately 380 kilometres south of Java Head at the southern entrance to the Sunda Strait, the island is approximately 1,350 km from Singapore and approximately 2,650 km from Perth.
		Kiritimati is an island of the Republic of Kiribati.
		Christmas Island has become known for its crab population, easily earning the title of one of the world's crabbiest places.
	www.cruise-reviews.com /port_info/port_detail.asp?fPortID=197 (1310 words)

	Christmas Island
		Being such a remote island, formed through volcanic and other earth crust activity over the last 60 million years, the island is home to some endemic and rare species of life, most notably the crabs.
		Man's arrival on the island has, however, made this journey more dangerous than it already was, as he has cleared large tracts on the island for roads and mines, built houses and generally denuded some 35% of the land of its tropical forest covering.
		Besides its land living crabs, Christmas Island is also home to many different bird species, their guano, coupled with marine deposits, accounting for the rich phosphate sediments.
	www.mcloughlin.uk.com /xmasisle.html (1317 words)

	Frigatebird
		There are five species in the order Fregatatidae, the frigatebirds.
		They are essentially aerial, landing only to roost or breed on trees or cliffs.
		Frigatebirds often rob other seabirds of their catch, using their speed and manoeuverability to outrun their victims.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fr/Frigatebird.html (122 words)

	Island Life - Christmas Island - Inhabitants
		The Christmas Island frigatebird is the rarest of the five species of frigatebirds in the world.
		The Christmas Island frigatebird, like all frigates is known as the pirate of the bird kingdom.
		On Christmas Island there are more than 3000 pairs that nest in the semi-deciduous trees on the shore terrace of North West Point.
	www.abc.net.au /nature/island/ep2/locals/1d.htm (266 words)

	Yellow Crazy Ant
		It has been introduced accidentally to northern Australia and Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, becoming a pest in both locations.
		This aggressive insect has devastated the wildlife of the island.
		It is estimated that the population of Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) will decline by 80% in the next 30 years due to predation of the young by Crazy Ants.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ye/Yellow_crazy_ant.html (129 words)

	Whaleshark Diving - Sports Fishing Charter - Bird Watching Tour - Christmas Island
		The Christmas Island National Park was declared under Australian Commonwealth law and currently protects 85 square kilometres, over 60% of the entire land and much of the fringing reef.
		Red crabs are dotted around the forest floor all over Christmas Island, ponderously raising leaves in their claws to eat and retreating down burrows as you come too close.
		The endemic Christmas Island Frigatebird (listed as endangered) has three well-defined nesting areas on the north-eastern shore terraces and the more widespread.Greater Frigatebirds nest in semi-deciduous trees on the shore terrace with the greater concentrations being in the North West and South Point areas.
	www.christmas.net.au /natparkwildlife.php (751 words)

	BirdForum - Juvenile/Immature Frigatebirds from Christmas Island
		Frigatebirds are notoriously hard to identify, especially the immature or the juveniles.
		The first photo appears to be Christmas Island Frigatebird due to the broad white fringes of the greater coverts, forming an extremely prominent whitishh alar bar, along with a relatively long bill.
		Birds away from Christmas Island are difficult to identify, views of frigatebirds in Southeast Asian waters can be surprisingly good, I've been able to confidently id c70% of the birds I've encountered as Lessers, with a small minority as Greaters (all Greaters off Halmahera, Indonesia).
	www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?t=47933 (834 words)

	Europe Travel » The First-Ever Christmas Island Bird Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Christmas Island’s population is a blend of Chinese, Malay and Australian’s and, with numerous temples and a variety of cuisines the island also provides a diverse cultural experience.
		In a three-year study of the Christmas Island Frigatebird, he has mapped the nesting distribution of this unique species, estimated the population size and breeding success rate, and is currently investigating the marine range and foraging ecology using satellite transmitters.
		Christmas market at the Dam Square, Amsterdam : As part of the event Winterworld 2005 the Dam Square will be transformed into a characteristic Christmas market from December...
	europetravelnews.com /2006_05/866_christmas-island-bird-week (1192 words)

	Birds of Christmas Island
		The island is large enough to have developed its own unique rainforest ecology, with seven of the 13 land birds being endemic to the island, including the inquisitive Christmas Island Thrush, whose melodious evening song lends a wonderful musical quality to the tropical, palm-fringed sunsets.
		The Brown Noddy is a common tropical seabird nesting on the seacliffs and shore terrace trees, though not as common as the Red-footed Booby on Christmas Island.
		An endemic subspecies of the Brown Goshawk, this is the largest raptor on the island and distinguished from the smaller Australasian Kestrel by its barred chest and relatively long legs.
	www.christmas.net.au /parks/birds/birds_of_christmas_island.htm (970 words)

	Secrets of Christmas seabird revealed
		Scientists have gained a unique insight into the life of one of the world’s rarest and most enigmatic seabirds, the Christmas Island Frigatebird.
		Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi is officially classified by BirdLife as Critically Endangered.
		During her travels, Lydia’s single chick, who is about 6 months old and just about to start flying, waited patiently on his nest where he was probably fed fish by his father.
	www.birdlife.org /news/news/2005/12/christmas_frigatebird.html (536 words)

	December 1999 - Christmas Island
		In December 1999 I participated in a tour of Christmas Island with Coate's Tours led by Kevin Coate and 6 other participants.
		We flew from Perth International airport to Christmas Island (refuelling at Learmonth and a stopover at Cocos Keeling Island) on the weekly flight by National Jet, and returned with another stopover at Cocos Keeling Island.
		We stayed at the Christmas Island Resort which is the old casino.
	birdingwa.iinet.net.au /trips/tr199903.htm (472 words)

	Resources on Christmas Island Frigatebird academic institutions
		Christmas seabird's marathon trip puts Santa's reindeer to shame: With only around 1200 pairs, the Christmas Island Frigatebird is one of the worldâs...
		The ChristmasIsland frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi) is a frigatebird endemic to the Christmas
		: Christmas Island and the uninhabited North Keeling Island of the Cocos group...the Christmas Island hawk owl (Ninox natalis), Christmas Island frigatebird
	www.mongabay.org /conservation/Christmas_Island_Frigatebird.htm (2263 words)

	Christmas Island 2005 A tropical seabird paradise…….
		The island rises steeply from the ocean floor, with limestone cliffs and an inshore coral reef before the depths drop away.
		A variety of frigatebirds were also cruising around, and within a few minutes a male Christmas Island Frigatebird drifted low over our heads, the red throat and white belly patch showing.
		Christmas Island Frigates and Red-Footed Boobies were nesting in the trees, the frigates have the most amazing calls, accurately described as like a ‘Continental police siren’.
	home.btconnect.com /wildwings/xmasistr05.html (3170 words)

	Frigatebird Flies 2,500 Miles to Feed Chick
		A Christmas Island frigate bird named Lydia recently made a 26-day journey of about 2,500 miles in search of food for her baby.
		The trip, tracked with a global positioning device by scientists at Christmas Island National Park, the birds' only known breeding ground, is by far the longest known nonstop journey by one of these critically endangered seabirds.
		Lydia is one of the first four Christmas Island frigate birds to be fitted with a satellite tracking device.
	www.birdwatchersdigest.com /site/funbirds/birdnews/frigatebird.aspx (488 words)

	Resource Library - Island Birding in Sabah - www.wildasia.net
		The islands of the Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park in Sabah proves to be a rich feeding ground for sea birds.
		It is part of a group of five islands, all of which are part of the Tunku Abdul Rahman marine park.
		Unhappily there are a number of domestic cats on the island, a puzzling phenomena seeing the place is a National Park, and this may decrease the chance of survival for very young birds if there is nesting.
	www.wildasia.net /main/article.cfm?articleID=51 (692 words)

	Birds Korea - Lesser Frigatebird
		This frigatebird was digi-scoped by Juergen Steudtner from Socheong Island in the Yellow Sea on August 9th.
		Watched on and off for two hours in the evening with Thomas Heinicke, initial identification was made as Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel, a species recorded several times previously in South Korea.
		Subsequent study of the images seemed to reveal several features that were perhaps also shown by Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi, and a request for identification was made.
	www.birdskorea.org /frigate2004.asp (227 words)

	NOLG - Development Assessment Forum (DAF) - Reports and Documents - CPI - Browse by Instrument - Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The overall objective of this Recovery Plan is to shift the status of the Christmas Island Frigatebirds from Vulnerable to Conservation Dependent within 10 years.
		The specific objectives of this recovery plan are to reduce the risk of extinction and improve the conservation status of the species by: 1.
		Increasing community involvement in and awareness of the Christmas Island Frigatebird 4.
	www.daf.gov.au /cpi/browse_ins_detail.cfm?Selected=504 (272 words)

	View Additional Info
		A female of Christmas Island Frigatebird was soaring above Pulau Rambut on 24 May 2003.
		It was impossible to assess population levels of each species within the groups but slightly less than half the birds seen were Christmas Island Frigatebirds (Fregata andrewsi).
		Many were fl with a small patch of white on the sides of the body near the axilla (males) or with white on the breast and upper belly, the lower belly and vent being fl (females).
	www.rdb.or.id /viewadd.php?id=103 (392 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Frigatebird
		Such biological structures are said to have intricate components that are so highly interdependent and so essential to a particular function or process that the
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		Hatching, growth, and mortality of Magnificent Frigatebird chicks in Southern Baja California.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Frigatebird (282 words)

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