Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2003) - Coral Sea Islands (2008)

Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2003) z Coral Sea Islands (2008)

	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2003)	Coral Sea Islands (2008)

Area	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km	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
Area - comparative	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC	NA
Background	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.	Scattered over more than three-quarters of a 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.
Climate	antarctic	tropical
Coastline	101.9 km	3,095 km
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
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 indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues	NA	no permanent fresh water resources
Executive branch	-	administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	53 06 S, 72 31 E	18 00 S, 152 00 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% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references	Antarctic Region	Oceania
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Natural hazards	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island	occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources	fish	NEGL
Population	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Terrain	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	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Waterways	none	-

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