Christmas Island, Naturally The first settlers arrived on

The first settlers arrived on the island in 1887 and with the advent of the phosphorus mining industry

English and Chinese introduction

Her name was Esther

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by Kenji Chiga

Christmas Island, Naturally The first settlers arrived onDiscovered on Christmas Day in 1643, Christmas Island is an external territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean. The first settlers arrived on the island in 1887 and with the advent of the phosphorus mining industry, the population grew to 2,072 residents around 2001. Christmas Islands communities inhabited a number of settlement areas on the northern tip of the island. The majority of the population were ethnic Chinese and Malays who