Heard Island and McDonald Islands

 
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GEOGRAPHY

Location

Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica

Area

Total area: 412 sq km
Land area: 412 sq km
Comparative area: slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land Boundaries

0 km

Coastline

101.9 km

Maritime Claims

Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm

International Disputes

None

Climate

Antarctic

Terrain

Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with a quiescent volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Big Ben 2,745 m

Natural Resources

None

Land Use

Arable land: 0%
Permanent crops: 0%
Meadows and pastures: 0%
Forest and woodland: 0%
Other: 100%

Irrigated Land

0 sq km

Environment

Current issues: NA
Natural hazards: Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano called Big Ben
International agreements: NA

Note: Primarily used for research stations

PEOPLE

Population

Uninhabited

GOVERNMENT

Names

Conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Digraph

Type

Territory of Australia administered by the Ministry for Environment, Sport, and Territories

Capital

None; administered from Canberra, Australia

Independence

None (territory of Australia)

Flag

The flag of Australia is used

ECONOMY

Overview

No economic activity

TRANSPORTATION

Ports

None; offshore anchorage only

DEFENSE FORCES

Note: Defense is the responsibility of Australia

History
World Atlas

last modified: 13 october 1997

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