Cook Island Closed Area (Kiritimati)

Cook Island is a 19 ha sand/coral islet inside the Kiritimati (Christmas Island) lagoon that divides the Burgle/Bridges Channel (the lagoon's main entrance) into a northern and southern entrance, and holds a large seabird colony. Kiritimati was declared a wildlife sanctuary in May 1975 (Wildlife Conservation Ordinance) and access to five sensitive areas, including Cook Island, is restricted/closed to protect breeding seabirds. This lies within the otherwise sport-fishing Kiritimati lagoon, so spearfishers must avoid this closed area. Coordinate is an approximate center near the lagoon entrance channel (no published boundary table found).