Theresa May was elected as congresswoman for Maidenhead.
Christmas Island , officially the Territory of Christmas Island , is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name .. Australian external territory. States and territories of Australia. Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean , around 350 km south of Java and Sumatra and around 1550 km north-west of the closest point on the Australian mainland .. Indian. Malaysian Indian. Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean. Java. Java. Sumatra. Sumatra. It has an area of 135 km2 .. Christmas Island has a population of just over 2,000 residents , the majority of whom live in settlements on the northern tip of the island .. The main settlement is Flying Fish Cove .. Flying Fish Cove. Flying Fish Cove. Around two-thirds of the island 's population are Malaysian Chinese , with significant numbers of Malays and European Australians as well as smaller numbers of Malaysian Indians and Eurasians .. Chinese. Chinese language. European. European Australian. Malaysian Chinese. Malaysian Chinese. Malays. Malays ( ethnic group ). Eurasians. Eurasian ( mixed ancestry ). Several languages are in use , including English , Malay , and various Chinese dialects , while Buddhism is the primary religion , practised by three-quarters of the population .. Chinese. Chinese language. Malay. Malay language. English. English language. The first European to sight the island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615 .. European. European Australian. The island was later named on Christmas Day -LRB- 25 December -RRB- 1643 by Captain William Mynors , but only settled in the late 19th century .. Its geographic isolation and history of minimal human disturbance has led to a high level of endemism among its flora and fauna , which is of interest to scientists and naturalists .. endemism. endemism. The majority -LRB- 63 percent -RRB- of the island is included in the Christmas Island National Park , which features several areas of primary monsoonal forest .. Christmas Island National Park. Christmas Island National Park. Phosphate , deposited originally as guano , has been mined on the island since 1899 .. Phosphate. Phosphate. guano. guano