!!!Christmas Island: Geography ||Location|Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia ||Geographic Coordinates|10 30 S, 105 40 E[{GoogleMap location='-10.5,105.666664' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|0 km ||Coastline|138.9 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Indian Ocean 0 m\\''highest point: ''Murray Hill 361 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau ||Natural Hazards|the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard ||Natural Resource|phosphate, beaches ||Land Use|''arable land: ''0%\\''permanent crops: ''0%\\''other: ''100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2011) ||Climate|tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds ||Irrigated Land|NA ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean