Christmas Island is a tiny island in the vast Indian Ocean, an outpost of Australia on the fringes of Asia, yet just a two hour flight from Singapore or Kuala Lumpur. Shallow waters with fringing reef surround the island, before plunging dramatically into the depths of the Java Trench, Indian Ocean's deepest point! It has a unique natural topography and is of immense interest to scientists and naturalists due to the number of species of endemic flora and fauna which have evolved, and is often referred to as the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean. There is more to Christmas Island than its crab migration!