Heard and MacDonald Islands
The following is the entry for Heard and Macdonald Islands from the
CIA World Fact Book, 1992 edition.
:Heard Island and McDonald Islands Geography
Total area:
412 km2
Land area:
412 km2
Comparative area:
slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
none
Coastline:
101.9 km
Maritime claims:
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Territorial sea: 3 nm
Disputes:
none
Climate:
antarctic
Terrain:
Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with an extinct volcano; McDonald
Islands - small and rocky
Land use:
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and
woodland 0%; other 100%
Environment:
primarily used as research stations
Note:
located 4,100 km southwest of
Australia
in the southern
Indian Ocean
:Heard Island and McDonald Islands People
Population:
uninhabited
:Heard Island and McDonald Islands Government
Long-form name:
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Type:
territory of
Australia
administered by the Antarctic Division of the Department of Science
in Canberra
(Australia)
Capital:
none; administered from Canberra,
Australia
:Heard Island and McDonald Islands Economy
Overview:
no economic activity
:Heard Island and McDonald Islands Communications
Ports:
none; offshore anchorage only
:Heard Island and McDonald Islands Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of
Australia
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