Kiritimati, a famous Christmas Island is the largest coral atoll in the world. It is 2015 miles away from Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati. It comprises over 70% of the total land area of Kiribati. Kiritimati Christmas Island is named after Captain James Cook. He discovered this island in 1777 on the day of Christmas. Presently, there are four villages on the island: London (the main village and port facility), Tabwakea, Banana (Banana Wells), and Poland. Many of the place names in the island date from Father Emmanuel Rougier, a French priest who leased the island from 1917 to 1939 and planted some 800,000 coconut trees to procure copra which is used to extract oil. One of the major attractions of Christmas Island is its wild life sanctuary. This island is enriched with the extensive population of bird life. Tropic birds, frigate birds, shearwater, terns and noddys are some of the bird species which can easily engross their onlookers. Kiritimati Christmas Island is also famous for Christmas Island warbler birds found exclusively here. Besides, the lovers for fishing need not be disappointed. They should always be ready with their fishing net and hooks as Christmas Island's lagoons and ocean water are profusely filled with various kinds of Fish. Yellow fin tuna, sailfish, sharks, bonefish, wahoo and trevally are some of the names deserve mentioning. Click for more Anyone who dreams to be on the beautiful island basking in the nature beauty, then Kiritimati is the best choice. And to take you to the destination, flights from Honolulu are available. To provide you with more, Kiribati ships come three to four times a year to this group of Line Islands. As per lodging is concerned, hotels are bit expensive. But this should not serve as deterrent to your dreams. It is due to the remoteness of the place, one has to face high prices. To tell you more, every care is being taken to entertain visitors. As soon as you are on the Kiritimati Christmas Islands, you are welcomed with traditional dance and singing by the local people. Travour.com takes you to the largest Christmas Island called Kiritimati in the Republic of Kiribati.