1985 VK9XB
Christmas Island
Lance VK6DU and Myself visited Christmas Island in March/April 1985. We stayed for a 2 week period and made 15,000 qso’s.
We also entered the 1985 CQ WPX SSB contest as a multi Single station and made over 4000 contacts.
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Island Details
Status An Australian external territory, claimed from Britain in 1958. It was discovered on Christmas Day, 1643, by Captain William Minors of the British East India Company, thus the name.
Capital City The Settlement “Flying Fish Cove”
Climate Hot, tropical conditions year round, but the weather can change rapidly when regional monsoons blow in from the northwest.
Coordinates 10° 30 south, 105° 40 east
General Information It’s an isolated, quiet place, encircled by a coral reef that remains a popular diving destination, one rich in natural beauty and marine life.
Location Description 190 miles south of Jakarta, Indonesia, about 1,700 miles north of Perth, Australia, and about 2,100 miles southeast of Madras, India.
Terrain The island, volcanic in origin, is the summit of a submerged mountain. Steep sea cliffs surround most of the island, rising to a central plateau up to 361 meters high. A national park, complete with rainforest covers much of the available land space.
Languages English
Official Currency Australian Dollar
Population 2,415
Land Area 135 sq km (52.1 sq miles)
