Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008)

Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008)

	Coral Sea Islands (2004)	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008)

Area	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	NA	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Background	Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.	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	3,095 km	101.9 km
Country name	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economy - overview	no economic activity	The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues	no permanent fresh water resources	NA
Executive branch	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	-
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E	53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note	important nesting area for birds and turtles	-
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references	Oceania	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
Natural hazards	occasional tropical cyclones	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources	NEGL	fish
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)	uninhabited
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Terrain	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)	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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