Silver_City,_Christmas_Island

Silver City, Christmas Island

Silver City, Christmas Island

Human settlement in Australia

Silver City is a settlement within the village of Flying Fish Cove in Christmas Island, Australia. In the population there are Chinese, European[1] and a minority of Malays. The settlement was founded in the 1970s, and the houses were built with aluminum and other metals with the intention of being able to withstand cyclones.[2] In the settlement there are large houses built in the contemporary Australian style.[1]

Map of Christmas Island with marked Silver City

References

  1. [1]
    Simone Dennis (2008). Christmas Island: An anthropological study. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-510-9.
  2. [2]
    Island Life - Christmas Island - About

10°26′00.65″S 105°40′59.79″E


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