Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) - Bassas da India (2003)

Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) z Bassas da India (2003)

	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007)	Bassas da India (2003)

Area	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 0.2 sq km land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC	about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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.	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 a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.
Climate	antarctic	tropical
Coastline	101.9 km	35.2 km
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	-
Disputes - international	none	claimed by Madagascar
Economy - overview	The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	53 06 S, 72 31 E	21 30 S, 39 50 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 (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (1998 est.)
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Map references	Antarctic Region	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols	defense is the responsibility of France
Natural hazards	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island	maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
Natural resources	fish	none
Population	uninhabited	uninhabited (July 2003 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	volcanic rock
Waterways	-	none

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