Flying Fish Cove

Flying Fish Cove
Flying Fish Cove
Simplified Chinese	飞鱼湾
Traditional Chinese	飛魚灣
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Fēiyú Wān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Fei1jyu4*2 Waan1
Malay name
Malay	Pantai Ikan Terbang[citation needed]

Flying Fish Cove
Australia
Flying Fish Cove; Australia
	Panoramic
	Flying Fish Cove
Coordinates	10°25′34″S 105°40′22″E / 10.42611°S 105.67278°E
Population	1,599 (2016 census)
Established	1888
Postcode(s)	6798
LGA(s)	Shire of Christmas Island
Federal division(s)	Lingiari

Map of Christmas Island showing the location of Flying Fish Cove

Flying Fish Cove (Chinese: 飛魚灣, Malay: Pantai Ikan Terbang) is the capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after the British survey-ship Flying-Fish, many maps simply label it "The Settlement".^[2] It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888.

About a third of the territory's total population of 1,600 lives in Flying Fish Cove, which lies near the north-eastern tip of the island. There is a small harbour which serves tourists with yachts. It is possible to carry out recreational diving at the settlement's beach.^[3]

The settlement contains 3 villages apart from itself - Drumsite, Silver City and Poon Saan which are commonly listed as separate locations.

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Flying Fish Cove (Urban Centres and Localities)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ Christmas Island settlement [electronic resource] / produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff. Ed. 2-AAS. Canberra : Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1983. Scale 1:10 000 transverse Mercator proj. "Series R911"
^ Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). 19 January 1917. See page 24, article and photo

[Census-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Flying Fish Cove (Urban Centres and Localities)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[2] Christmas Island settlement [electronic resource] / produced by the Royal Australian Survey Corps under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff. Ed. 2-AAS. Canberra : Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1983. Scale 1:10 000 transverse Mercator proj. "Series R911"

[3] Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). 19 January 1917. See page 24, article and photo

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