Geography of Christmas Island
- Christmas Island is: an island and territory of Australia
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
- Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Maritime Southeast Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Asia
- Time zone: UTC+07
- Extreme points of Christmas Island
- High: Murray Hill 361 m (1,184 ft)
- Low: Indian Ocean 0 m
- Land boundaries: none
- Coastline: 138.9 km
- Population of Christmas Island:
- Area of Christmas Island: 135 km2
- Atlas of Christmas Island
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