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Christmas Island and Exmouth, Western Australia

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Difference between Christmas Island and Exmouth, Western Australia

Christmas Island vs. Exmouth, Western Australia

The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean, around south of Java and Sumatra and around north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland. It has an area of. Christmas Island had a population of 1,843 residents as of 2016, the majority of whom live in settlements on the northern tip of the island. The main settlement is Flying Fish Cove. Around two-thirds of the island's population is estimated to have Malaysian Chinese origin (though just 21.2% of the population declared a Chinese ancestry in 2016), with significant numbers of Malays and white Australians as well as smaller numbers of Malaysian Indians and Eurasians. Several languages are in use, including English, Malay, and various Chinese dialects. Islam and Buddhism are major religions on the island, though a vast majority of the population does not declare a formal religious affiliation and may be involved in ethnic Chinese religion. The first European to sight the island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615. The island was later named on Christmas Day (25 December) 1643 by Captain William Mynors, but only settled in the late 19th century. Its geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism among its flora and fauna, which is of interest to scientists and naturalists. The majority (63 percent) of the island is included in the Christmas Island National Park, which features several areas of primary monsoonal forest. Phosphate, deposited originally as guano, has been mined on the island since 1899. Exmouth is a town on the tip of the North West Cape in Western Australia.

Similarities between Christmas Island and Exmouth, Western Australia

Christmas Island and Exmouth, Western Australia have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Darwin, Northern Territory, Monsoon, Perth, World War II.

Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia.

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Monsoon

Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.

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Perth

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Christmas Island and Exmouth, Western Australia Comparison

Christmas Island has 241 relations, while Exmouth, Western Australia has 31. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 1.47% = 4 / (241 + 31).

References

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