Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2001)

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Area	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Background	These uninhabited, barren islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
Climate	antarctic
Coastline	101.9 km
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Southern Ocean 0 m highest point: Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues	NA
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note	primarily used for research stations
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia
Natural hazards	Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano called Big Ben
Natural resources	none
Population	uninhabited (July 2001 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with a quiescent volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky
Waterways	none

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