Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008) | Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2002) | |
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: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
Dependency status | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage |
Economy - overview | The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters. | No indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands. |
Elevation extremes | lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m |
lowest point: Southern Ocean 0 m
highest point: Big Ben 2,745 m |
Irrigated land | 0 sq km | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
Location | islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica | Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica |
Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
Population | uninhabited | uninhabited (July 2002 est.) |
Ports and harbors | - | none; offshore anchorage only |
Waterways | - | none |