Compare Tromelin Island (2005) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008)

Compare Tromelin Island (2005) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008)

	Tromelin Island (2005)	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008)

Airports	1 (2004 est.)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)	-
Area	total: 1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Background	First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station.	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	3.7 km	101.9 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by the Administrateur Superieur of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands	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)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	claimed by Mauritius	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: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 7 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	15 52 S, 54 25 E	53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note	climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)	-
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% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references	Africa	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
Natural hazards	NA	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources	fish	fish
Population	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2005 est.)	uninhabited
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Terrain	low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic	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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