Flying Fish Cove (Christmas Island)
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Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
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found: The world factbook, via WWW, August 17, 2015(under Christmas Island: capital: The Settlement; geographic coordinates: 10 25 S, 105 43 E)
found: Wikipedia, August 17, 2015(Flying Fish Cove; Flying Fish Cove is the main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after British survey-ship Flying-Fish, many maps simply label it "The Settlement." It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888; 10°25ʹ18ʺS 105°40ʹ41ʺE)
found: GEOnet names server, August 17, 2015(Flying Fish Cove (approved); The Settlement (variant); capital of a political entity; Christmas Island; 10°25ʹ00ʺS, 105°43ʹ00ʺE (-10.416667, 105.716667))
found: Britannica online, August 17, 2015(under Christmas Island: The main settlement and chief port is at Flying Fish Cove on the northeastern part of the island; In 1888 the island was annexed by Great Britain, and the first settlement was established at Flying Fish Cove by George Clunies-Ross of Cocos (Keeling) Islands)
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2015-08-17: new
2021-08-01: revised
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