Kukho imibuzo embalwa ekhawulezileyo ethi qatha engqondweni xa umntu efunda ngesiQithi seKrisimesi okokuqala. Ukuqala, iphi?
Isiqithi esincinci, esingenachaphaza kwimephu yehlabathi, sihleli malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-250 emazantsi kunxweme lweCentral Java, kunye nokuhamba okungama-1,650 eekhilomitha ukusuka ePerth, isixeko esikufuphi sentshona yeAustralia. Ngokobuchwephesha, yi ummandla wase-Australia , kodwa ngekhe wazi kwindawo yayo.
Ukuma ngaphandle phakathi kuLwandlekazi lwaseIndiya, iChristmas Island sisiseko nje samanzi sentaba yakudala. Kwaye incam ebabazekayo kuloo nto.
Malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-50 ukujikeleza, esi siqithi sirhangqwe ngamatye angama-60 eenyawo, aqhekeke ngamaxesha athile ngamanxweme amancinci, ii-coves kunye ne-limestone grottos. Ngaphandle kweendawo ezihlala rhoqo elunxwemeni, unokufuna ukunqanda ukudada kude kakhulu: kumakhulu ambalwa eenyawo ukusuka elunxwemeni, umgangatho we-Indian Ocean wehla ngeemayile ezi-3 ucocekile ukuya ezantsi. Ingcinga nje yokunyathela ngaphezulu kwala manzi yenza ukuba isisu sethu siflip.
Oko kwathiwa, isiqithi esikude, kunye nemiqolomba yamatye kunye nezilwanyana zasendle ezityebileyo, zilungele ngokupheleleyo abahambi. Funda ukuze ufumane ukuba ungacwangcisa njani iholide efanelekileyo kwiChristmas Island.
Yintoni ekufuneka uyazi ngaphambi kokuba uhambe
Ukufika kwiChristmas Island, kuya kufuneka ubhabhe ukusuka ePerth okanye eFiji. (IVirginia i-Australia ibaleka iinqwelomoya kabini ngeveki ukusuka kwi-Fiji Airways yakanye kunye neveki ukusuka kule yokugqibela.)
Ngethamsanqa, ukuba ubhabha usiya kwezi ndawo, akukho visa iyimfuneko ukuba ungene kwiChristmas Island. Ngabemi abasisigxina abangama-2 000 kuphela kweso siqithi, izibonelelo zilinganiselwe (ngobulumko kwihotele, i Ihotele eKapteni ifumana uphononongo olulungileyo).
Uluhlu oluncinci lwe iivenkile kunye neeresityu ziyanikezelwa, kodwa emva koko kwakhona, akukho mntu uza apha evenkileni. Eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu kukuba khusela imoto eqeshisayo , kuba zezona ndlela zokuhamba zijikeleze isiqithi. Izithuthi ezihamba ngamavili amane zinokubakho malunga ne- $ 60 ngosuku.
UBrown Booby, Isiqithi seKrisimesi, e-Australia Ityala: UDaniela Dirscherl / WaterFrame RM / Getty Izithombe
INtloko ngqo kwiJungle
Ngenxa yamaqondo obushushu afudumeleyo kunye nemvula ephezulu, iChristmas Island ilunge kakhulu ekukhuthazeni zonke iintlobo zezilwanyana zasendle. Phantse ezibini kwisithathu sesi siqithi zichongiwe njenge Ipaki yelizwe umhlaba, obonisa iindlela eziphawulwe kakuhle ezi ethandwa kakhulu nabalindi beentaka.
Nokuba uphelela phi ehlathini, awuyi kuba mfutshane kwiindawo zokubona indawo. Ingxangxasi kaHugh's Dale yi-stunner, kwaye inokufikelelwa kuphela ngokuhamba ngeenyawo kwihlathi elinemvula. Njengento ephuma kuJ. R. R. Tolkien & apos; s Middle-earth, apha endleleni uya kudlula Tahitian chestnut imithi ene-hulking buttress iingcambu. Kuya kufuneka ujonge apho unyathela khona, njengoko umgangatho ugcwele oononkala abomvu abancinci (eli likhaya labo, emva kwayo yonke loo nto).
Nje ukuba ufike kwiingxangxasi, qhubeka uhlambe amanzi aphantsi kwamanzi - ayicocekanga ngokwaneleyo ukuba ingaselwa, ibanjwa ingcwele ngamaBuddha endawo, akholelwa ukuba liziko 'lendalo yamanzi yesiqithi.'
Whale shark, Isiqithi seChristmas, e-Australia Ityala: Mathieu Meur / Stocktrek Izithombe / Getty Izithombe
Bhukuda ngeWhale Shark
Uninzi lwabantu luza kumanxweme. Kuba isiqithi sincinci kakhulu kwaye sihleli kwimo yaso yendalo ixesha elide, zonke iintlobo zeentlanzi ezimibalabala zinokufunyanwa zidada zijikeleze ulwandle olunqabileyo lwesiqithi. Kwi-dive eqhelekileyo nge Emanzi ‘N Dry Adventures , usenokuzibhaqa udada neyona ntlanzi inkulu ehlabathini, i whale shark, etyelela iChristmas Island ukususela ngoNovemba ukuya kuAprili.
Wena & apos; uya kuthi uphinde uhlangane nazo zonke iintlobo zobomi baselwandle: ihlengesi, ukrebe lomnenga, imitha yelanga, iimfudo zolwandle, kunye neentlobo ezingaphezu kwama-88 zekorale. Ngokwabanini beWet ‘N Dry, iindawo ezingama-64 zokuntywila ziye zafunyanwa kwesi siqithi.
Ibali eliGama
IChristmas Island yafumana igama layo kuKapteni uWilliam Mynors, umatiloshe waseNgilani owathi wakhubeka kule blip yomhlaba ingaziwayo ngeKrisimesi ngo-1643, nangona kwade kwade kwasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1800 apho esi siqithi sasihlolwa kakuhle.
Namhlanje, uninzi lwabemi besiTshayina nabaseMalay bavela kwimisebenzi engeniswa elizweni, abathi baziswa apha ngenkulungwane ye-19 neye-20 ukuba basebenze kwimigodi yeli phosphate.
I-Crabs ebomvu, Isiqithi seKrisimesi, e-Australia Ityala: Ingo Arndt / Indalo yeThala leencwadi / imifanekiso kaFetty
Kuya kufanelekile ukuba kubizwe ngokuba sisiqithi seCrab
Ayisiyiyo nje kuphela ukuba iKrisimesi Island iqhayisa ngokwahluka okuphezulu- kunye noxinano - lwee crabs zaso nasiphi na isiqithi emhlabeni, ikwalikhaya lesimanga sendalo. Rhoqo ngo-Okthobha, kanye emva kokuqalisa kwexesha lemvula, oononkala abomvu abazizigidi ezili-120 baqala uhambo lwabo benjenjeya ukusukela enzulwini yehlathi ukuya elwandle.
Ngenxa yoko, iziqwenga ezinkulu zesi siqithi zibonakala ngathi ziyaphila zinemizimba ebomvu ebomvu, ehambayo, egqunywe ngamaqokobhe. Umthamo omkhulu woononkala kwenza oku kufuneka-ubone umcimbi (iindlela ezithile zide zavalwa ukuvumela indlela ekhuselekileyo yoononkala), kwaye uninzi lubhekisa kuyo njengolunye lwezimanga zendalo zehlabathi.