Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) - Europa Island (2003)

Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) z Europa Island (2003)

	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007)	Europa Island (2003)

Airports	-	1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 28 sq km land: 28 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC	about 0.16 times the size of 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.	A French possession since 1897, the island is heavily wooded; it is the site of a small military garrison that staffs a weather station.
Climate	antarctic	tropical
Coastline	101.9 km	22.2 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: Europa Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Europa
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 24 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	22 20 S, 40 22 E
Geography - note	-	wildlife sanctuary
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% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (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, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from southern Madagascar to southern 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	NA
Natural resources	fish	NEGL
Population	uninhabited	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison and a few meteorologists; visited by scientists (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	low and flat
Waterways	-	none

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