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<P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px">VK9X/K7CO : K7CO and K7CXN will be active
from<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><STRONG>Christmas
Island<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN></STRONG>1-11 March
2014 as<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><STRONG>VK9X/K7CO </STRONG><BR>They
will be active on 80-10m CW , SSB , PSK 31<BR>QSL via OQRS or direct
to:<BR>Jon Utley – vk9x , 9293 S. Hartford Park Ave 308 , West Jordan,
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<P>The<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><B>Territory of
Christmas Island</B><SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>is a
territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 2,072
residents who live in a number of "Settlement areas" on the northern tip
of the island: Flying Fish Cove (also known as Kampong), Silver City, Poon
Saan, and Drumsite. The majority of the population is Chinese Australian.
It is called<B>Christmas Island</B><SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN>because it was discovered on
Christmas Day.</P>
<P>The island's geographic isolation and history of minimal human
disturbance has led to a high level of endemism among its flora and fauna,
which is of significant interest to scientists and naturalists.<SUP
id=cite_ref-wilderness_society_2-0 class=reference><FONT
size=2><SPAN>[</SPAN></FONT></SUP>63% of its 135 square kilometres
(52 sq mi) is an Australian national park. There exist large
areas of primary monsoonal forest.</P>
<P>Phosphate, deposited originally as guano, has been mined on the island
for many years.<BR>Captain William Mynors of the<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><I>Royal Mary</I>, an English
East India Company vessel, named the island when he sailed past it on
Christmas Day in 1643. The island was included on English and Dutch
navigation charts as early as the beginning of the 17th century, but it
was not until 1666 when a map published by Dutch cartographer Pieter Goos
included the island. Goos labelled the island<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><I>Mony</I>, the meaning of which
is unclear.English navigator William Dampier, aboard the English ship<SPAN
class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><I>Cygnet</I>, made the earliest
recorded visit to sea round the island in March 1688. He found it
uninhabited.Dampier gave an account of the visit which can be found in
his<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><I>Voyages</I>.Dampier
was trying to reach Cocos from New Holland. His ship was pulled off course
in an easterly direction, arriving at Christmas Island 28 days later.
Dampier landed at the Dales (on the west coast). Two of his crewmen were
the first Europeans to set foot on Christmas Island.</P>
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