page_title: Flying Fish Cove
hierarchical_section_title: Flying Fish Cove
caption_attribution_description: English: A map of Christmas Island, showing major points of interest.
context_page_description: Flying Fish Cove, Malay: Pantai Ikan Terbang is the capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after British survey-ship Flying-Fish, many maps simply label it "The Settlement". It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888.
  About a third of the territory's total population of 1,600 lives in Flying Fish Cove, which lies near the north-eastern tip of the island. There is a small harbour which serves tourists with yachts. It is possible to carry out recreational diving at the settlement's beach.
context_section_description: Flying Fish Cove (Chinese: 飛魚灣; pinyin: Fēiyú wān), Malay: Pantai Ikan Terbang) is the capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after British survey-ship Flying-Fish, many maps simply label it "The Settlement". It was the first British settlement on the island, established in 1888.
  About a third of the territory's total population of 1,600 lives in Flying Fish Cove, which lies near the north-eastern tip of the island. There is a small harbour which serves tourists with yachts. It is possible to carry out recreational diving at the settlement's beach.
caption: Map of Christmas Island showing the location of Flying Fish Cove 'The Settlement'
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