Christmas islands around the world

1 Christmas Island, Canada

Located in Nova Scotia, this ‘Christmas Island’ village is named after an indigenous Mi’kmaq family that lived there, who had surname ‘Christmas’.

2 Christmas Island, Indian Ocean

Named on Christmas Day in 1643 by Captain William Mynors, this Indian Ocean island is part of Australia’s external territories.

3 Christmas Atoll, Pacific Ocean

This Pacific paradise, also known as Kiritimati Atoll, is far from the typical frozen representation of Christmas. The tropical atoll was named on Christmas Eve in 1777 by Captain James Cook.