Compare Bassas da India (2006) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2006)

Compare Bassas da India (2006) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2006)

	Bassas da India (2006)	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2006)

Area	total: 0.2 sq km land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Background	This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of an Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.	These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic 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	tropical	antarctic
Coastline	35.2 km	101.9 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity	No indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	21 30 S, 39 50 E	53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note	the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano	-
Irrigated land	0 sq km	0 sq km
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references	Africa	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
Natural hazards	maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources	none	fish
Population	uninhabited (July 2006 est.)	uninhabited (July 2006 est.)
Terrain	volcanic rock	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

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