Christmas Island
Policing
A team of four Australian Federal Police (AFP) members and six locally engaged 'special constables' provide the full range of community policing services including search and rescue coordination, within the small, diverse and multicultural community of Christmas Island.
Location
Christmas Island is an external Australian Territory located in the Indian Ocean, 2600km northwest of Perth, Western Australia.
Climate
The Island experiences a tropical equatorial climate with wet and dry seasons.
The wet season is from December to April and northwest monsoons are responsible for the high rainfall and humidity. Annual rainfall is approximately 12,000 mls a year. This time of year sees the annual red crab migration to the Island.
From April through to December, the dry season brings slightly lower temperatures and much less rain. Temperatures on the island vary little from around 28° Celsius.
More information
The World Fact Book prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) provides more information about Christmas Island.