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			{{Infobox islands
			\| name = Heard Island
			\| image name = ISS018-E-038182 lrg.jpg\|left\|thumb\|
			\| image caption = Satellite image of the southern tip of Heard Island. ] is seen on the left side of the image, with ] just above and ] just below. ] and ] are seen at the lower right side of the image.
			\| locator map = Kerguelen-Location.JPG\|thumb
			\| map caption = Location of Heard and McDonald Islands
			\| nickname = HIMI
			\| location = ]
			\| additional info = {{designation list \| embed=yes
			\| designation1 = WHS
			\| designation1_offname = Heard and McDonald Islands
			\| designation1_date = 1997 <small>(21st ])</small>
			\| designation1_type = Natural
			\| designation1_criteria = viii, ix
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			\| designation1_free1name = State Party
			\| designation1_free1value = ]
			\| designation1_free2name = Region
			\| designation1_free2value = ]
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			\| coordinates = {{coord\|53\|06\|00\|S\|73\|31\|00\|E\|display=inline}}
			\| archipelago = Heard Island and McDonald Islands
			\| total islands =
			\| major islands = 2
			\| area_km2 = 368
			\| length_km =
			\| width_km =
			\| highest mount = ]
			\| elevation_m = 2745
			\| population = 0
			\| population as of = 1 January 2011
			\| density_km2 = 0
			\| ethnic groups = 0
			\| country = {{AUS}}
			}}

			The '''Heard Island and McDonald Islands'''<ref name="CIA World Factbook 2009">''CIA World Factbook.'' Accessed 2009.01.04.</ref> (abbreviated as '''HIMI'''<ref name="abbr">{{cite web
			\| author=Commonwealth of Australia
			\| title=About Heard Island – Human Activities
			\| url=http://www.heardisland.aq/about/human_activities.html
			\| accessdate=21 October 2006
			}}{{dead link\|date=July 2012}}</ref>) are an Australian ] and ] of barren ] islands, about two-thirds of the way from ] to Antarctica. The group's overall size is {{convert\|372\|km2\|sqmi\|0}} in area and it has {{convert\|101.9\|km\|mi\|0\|abbr=on}} of coastline. Discovered in the mid-19th century, they have been territories of Australia since 1947 and contain the only two active ]es in Australian territory, the summit of one of which, ], is higher than any mountain on the Australian mainland. They lie on the ] in the ].

			The islands are among the ]: They are located approximately {{convert\|4099\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} southwest of ], ],<ref></ref> {{convert\|3845\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} southwest of ], ], {{convert\|4200\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} southeast of ], {{convert\|3830\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} southeast of ], {{convert\|1630\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} north of Antarctica, and {{convert\|450\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} southeast of ].<ref></ref> The islands are currently uninhabited.

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			== Notes ==
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			== References ==
			* {{cite book \| last = LeMasurier \| first = W. E. \| coauthors = Thomson, J. W. (eds.) \| title = Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans \| publisher = ] \| year = 1990 \| pages = 512 pp \| isbn = 0-87590-172-7 }}

			== Further reading ==
			* Australian Government. (2005) "Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Management Plan". Australian Antarctic Division: Kingston (Tas). ISBN 1-876934-08-5.
			* Green, Ken and Woehler Eric. (2006) ''Heard Island: Southern Ocean Sentinel''. Chipping Norton: Surrey Beatty and Sons.
			* Scholes, Arthur. (1949) ''Fourteen men; story of the Australian Antarctic Expedition to Heard Island''. Melbourne: F.W. Cheshire.
			* Smith, Jeremy. (1986) ''Specks in the Southern Ocean''. Armidale: University of New England Press. ISBN 0-85834-615-X

			== External links ==
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			* Click here to see a map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
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			* {{wikiatlas\|Heard Island and McDonald Islands}}
			* of Heard Island and McDonald Island with high quality limited copyright images.
			* , taken 30 September 2004 and showing a ] ] in the clouds, caused by Mawson Peak's effect on the wind
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			* with further historical and geographic information and a map

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Heard Island
Nickname: HIMI

Geography
Location	Indian Ocean
Coordinates	53°06′00″S 73°31′00″E / 53.10000°S 73.51667°E / -53.10000; 73.51667
Archipelago	Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Area	368 km (142 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,745 m (9006 ft)
Administration
Australia
Demographics
Population	0
Pop. density	0/km (0/sq mi)

The Heard Island and McDonald Islands (abbreviated as HIMI) are an Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size is 372 square kilometres (144 sq mi) in area and it has 101.9 km (63 mi) of coastline. Discovered in the mid-19th century, they have been territories of Australia since 1947 and contain the only two active volcanoes in Australian territory, the summit of one of which, Mawson Peak, is higher than any mountain on the Australian mainland. They lie on the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean.

The islands are among the most remote places on Earth: They are located approximately 4,099 km (2,547 mi) southwest of Perth, Western Australia, 3,845 km (2,389 mi) southwest of Cape Leeuwin, Australia, 4,200 km (2,600 mi) southeast of South Africa, 3,830 km (2,380 mi) southeast of Madagascar, 1,630 km (1,010 mi) north of Antarctica, and 450 km (280 mi) southeast of Kerguelen. The islands are currently uninhabited.

Notes

CIA World Factbook. Accessed 2009.01.04.
Commonwealth of Australia. "About Heard Island – Human Activities". Retrieved 21 October 2006.
Cocky Flies, Geoscience Australia
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References

LeMasurier, W. E. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links

Click here to see a map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
Heard Island and McDonald Islands official website
World heritage listing for Heard Island and McDonald Islands
"Heard Island and McDonald Islands". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
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Wikimedia Atlas of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Image gallery of Heard Island and McDonald Island with high quality limited copyright images.
MODIS satellite image, taken 30 September 2004 and showing a von Kármán vortex street in the clouds, caused by Mawson Peak's effect on the wind
UNESCO World Heritage site entry
Fan's page with further historical and geographic information and a map

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Northern Territory
Defunct: Central Australia (1927–31)
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territories

Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island Defunct: Nauru (1920–68) New Guinea (1920–49) Papua (1902–49) Papua and New Guinea (1949–75)
Indian Ocean Territories	Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands

(1) Sovereignty recognised only by France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
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v t e History of Australia
States	New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Mainland territories	Australian Capital Territory Jervis Bay Territory Northern Territory
External territories	Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island

v t e Geography of Australia
States	New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Mainland territories	Australian Capital Territory Jervis Bay Territory Northern Territory
External territories	Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island

v t e World Heritage Sites in Australia
New South Wales	Australian Convict Sites Gondwana Rainforests Blue Mountains Lord Howe Island Group Sydney Opera House Willandra Lakes Region
Northern Territory	Kakadu National Park Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Queensland	Australian fossil mammal sites Riversleigh K'gari Gondwana Rainforests Great Barrier Reef Wet Tropics of Queensland
South Australia	Australian fossil mammal sites Naracoorte
Tasmania	Australian Convict Sites Macquarie Island Tasmanian Wilderness
Victoria	Royal Exhibition Building Carlton Gardens Budj Bim Cultural Landscape
Western Australia	Australian Convict Sites Ningaloo Coast Purnululu National Park Shark Bay
External territories	(Norfolk Island) Australian Convict Sites Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Shared with other states/territories

v t e Peri-Antarctic countries and overseas territories
Argentina Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands Macquarie Island Bouvet Island Chile Falkland Islands French Southern Territories Amsterdam Island Crozet Islands Kerguelen Islands Saint Paul Island New Zealand NZ Subantarctic Islands South Africa Prince Edward Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
"Peri-Antarctic" (meaning "close to the Antarctic") does not include territorial claims in Antarctica itself.

53°00′S 73°30′E / 53.000°S 73.500°E / -53.000; 73.500

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