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Terytorium | total: 412 sq km
land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Terytorium - porownanie wielkosci | slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC |
Tlo historyczne | These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia w 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve. |
Klimat | antarctic |
Linia brzegowa | 101.9 km |
Nazwa panstwa | conventional long form: Territory of Wyspy Heard i McDonalda
conventional short form: Wyspy Heard i McDonalda abbreviation: HIMI |
Podleglosc | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
Reprezentacja dyplomatyczna ze strony USA | none (territory of Australia) |
Reprezentacja dyplomatyczna w USA | none (territory of Australia) |
Miedzynarodowe dyskusje | none |
Ekonomia | The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing w the surrounding waters. |
Skrajne punkty wysokosci | lowest point: Ocean Indyjski 0 m
highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m |
Srodowisko - obecne problemy | NA |
Opis flagi | the flag of Australia is used |
Koordynaty geograficzne | 53 06 S, 72 31 E |
Nawadniane tereny | 0 sq km |
Granica | 0 km |
Zagospodarowanie terenu | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
System prawny | the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply |
Lokalizacja | islands w the Ocean Indyjski, about two-thirds of the way from Madagaskar to Antarktyda |
Lokalizacja na mapie | Antarctic Region |
Morskie obszary | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
Wojsko - uwagi | defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols |
Naturalne zagrozenia | Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island |
Surowce naturalne | fish |
Ludnosc | uninhabited |
Uksztaltowanie terenu | Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky |