Christmas Island is an atoll island in Kiribati, with a total area of 600 square kilometers, including 363 square kilometers of land area, which belongs to Kiribati's national territory. Christmas Island is one of the smallest islands on earth and the largest atoll island in the world.
The origin of Christmas island
1777, the British navigator James Cook landed an island in the Pacific Ocean 2080 kilometers south of Hawaii, which was named Christmas Island because it was just before Christmas. Christmas Island in the Lane Islands of the Central Pacific Ocean is located at159 ′ north latitude and157 30 ′ west longitude, and is the largest atoll in the Pacific Ocean.