Why is the country Christmas Island called Christmas Island?

Question

Why is the country Christmas Island called Christmas Island?

Answer 1

From memory, some British guy landed there on Christmas Day, that is why it was named Christmas Island. Also, it is not a country, it is Australian territory.

Answer 2

Captain William Mynors named it that because he arrived there on Christmas Day 1643.

Answer 3

Christmas Island was named on Christmas Day 1643 by Captain William Mynors, the Master of a passing ship, of the British East India Company.

The Territory of Christmas Island is a non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department.