ChristmasIsland is an old volcano with limestone coral terraces that quickly drop off and make their way at steeply down to 5,000m in the Java trench, into which the island is in fact gradually falling. The diving is mind-blowing with stunning coral ...
Coming in for the landing yesterday, I immediately saw that ChristmasIsland was very different than the Cocos Islands. First of all, it's much bigger – the total land mass is about 93 square kilometers. Second of all, it’s a volcano, ...