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Title         :Heard Island and McDonald Islands 
Text          : 
                        Heard Island and McDonald Islands 
 
                                     Header 
 
Affiliation: 
    (territory of Australia) 
 
                                    Geography 
 
Location: 
    Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way 
    from Madagascar to Antarctica 
Map references: 
    Antarctic Region 
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 
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: 
    HM 
Type: 
    territory of Australia administered by the Ministry for Environment, Sport, 
    and Territories 
Capital: 
    none; administered from Canberra, Australia 
Independence: 
    none (territory of Australia) 
 
                                     Economy 
 


Overview: 
    no economic activity 
 
                                 Transportation 
 
Ports: 
    none; offshore anchorage only 
 
                                 Defense Forces 
 
Note: 
    defense is the responsibility of Australia 

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