Poon Saan

Poon Saan

Poon Saan is a small settlement on Christmas Island, an external territory of Australia. Ethnic Chinese make up the majority of inhabitants. Poon Saan means "halfway up the hill" in Chinese. [cite web |url= http://www.abc.net.au/nature/island/ep2/about4.htm|title=Christmas Island |accessdate=2007-11-29 |work= Island Life|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation]

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