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Forgotten by most - the magnificent Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands await your discovery.

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Whaleshark Starburst

What can I say - the most amazing sight when we looked up to see why the sun was dim ... Christmas Island, Australia. Canon G10.
Photocomp February '10 - Open

Cruising on the surface, this whaleshark decided to check out the snorkellers in the water - the clarity of the water was amazing, as can be seen by his reflection. Christmas Island, Australia. Canon G10.
Photocomp February '10 - Open

Whaleshark on Reef

by splasch

Cruising along the reef below us was this whaleshark ... He played around in our bubbles for a while - a whaleshark day spa - and then disappeared into the blue ... Christmas Island, Australia. Canon G10.
Photocomp February '10 - Open

Spinner Dolphin on Scuba

by splasch

We heard the dolphins whilst on the wall, and moved out into the blue - a pod of around 50 dolphins came around to check us out - amazing !! Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Australia. Canon G10.
Photocomp February '10 - Open

Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

by MichaelR

Photo taken of a 3.5 metre Scalloped Hammerhead cruising above a steep wall during a dive with Wet 'N' Dry Adventures at Christmas Island, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open

KAT the Dugong

by MichaelR

Photo of KAT the solitary dugong, taken during an amazing dive with Cocos Dive at the site named the Three Canons at Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia.
Photocomp January '09 - Open

Coral up close

by TammyG

Getting up really close to a hard coral at Christmas Island, Western Australia.
Photocomp October '07 - Novice

Ring-eye Hawkfish

by TammyG

This Ring-eye Hawkfish was sitting amongst the coral in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Western Australia.
Photocomp August '07 - Novice

Dead man's fingers

by TammyG

This creepy photo of coral was taken at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, Western Australia.
Photocomp April '07 - Novice

Lionfish face

by TammyG

This lionfish was hiding inside an old donkey boiler on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean, Western Australia.
Photocomp April '07 - Novice

Aquarium

by aaronM

Taken at the cabbage patch, Cocos (Keeling Islands), Indian Ocean, Western Australia.
Photocomp February '07 - Open

Pink Anemonefish

by TammyG

I snapped this Pink Anemonefish at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Western Australia. Its great when you get a good shot as these little guys can move out of frame in a flash.
Photocomp January '07 - Novice

Disco Clam

by TammyG

This Electric Clam was tucked away in Thundercliff Cave at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Western Australia.
Photocomp January '07 - Novice

Moray Eel

by TammyG

I took this photo whilst diving Perpendicular Wall at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Western Australia.
Photocomp January '07 - Novice

Spotty Moray

by TammyG

This little moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) popped his head out when we were diving at Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, Western Australia. Taken with an Olympus C-8080 in an Olympus PT-023 housing with Inon D-2000 strobe.
Photocomp January '07 - Novice

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Christmas Island Wet'n'Dry Adventures
Christmas Island has a narrow fringing reef with a steep, spectacular drop-off 50 - 200m from the cliff-bound shore.

Articles

Goodbye Cocos. Hello Christmas Island!: by Wandy Hochgrebe; We waved goodbye to the crew from Cocos (Keeling) Islands until our arms hurt. We were a bit sad to leave everybody behind, but also excited about what was going to come. After only an hour the plane started to descend again and we could see Christmas Island. It was very clear straight away that Christmas Island is geologically very different from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Diving Pulu Keeling National Park and the Emden: by Blaze; There are not many places in the world where only a handful of people can attest to have dived. Pulu Keeling National Park located 14nm north of the southern atoll of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is one such place.

A Chicks Dive: by Blaze; What happens when your hubby, the boat driver, and my usual buddy, goes away for a week and you have pre-organised a "chicks" day out with your 3 girlfriends? Well.... read on.....