The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located 2,600 kilometres,northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, 500 km,south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and 975 km , ENE of the Cocos Islands.It has a population of 1,402 residents who live in a number of "settlement areas" on the northern tip of the island: Flying Fish Cove Silver City, Poon Saan, and Drumsite.The island’s geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism amongst its flora and fauna, which is of significant interest to scientists and naturalists