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| 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.
See also
- Australia
- Australian Antarctic Territory
- Birds of Heard and McDonald Islands
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- Index of Australia-related articles
- List of islands of Australia
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
- Outline of Australia
Notes
- CIA World Factbook. Accessed 2009.01.04.
- Commonwealth of Australia. "About Heard Island – Human Activities". Retrieved 21 October 2006.
- Cocky Flies, Geoscience Australia
- Distance Between Cities Places On Map Distance Calculator
References
- LeMasurier, W. E. (1990). Volcanoes of the Antarctic Plate and Southern Oceans. American Geophysical Union. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 0-87590-172-7.
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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
- 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
