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Heard Island and McDonald Islands

1991 Edition — territory

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Communications
Ports [time series]
none; offshore anchorage only
Defense Forces
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of Australia
Economy
Economic overview (Overview) [time series]
no economic activity
Geography
Climate [time series]
antarctic
Coastline [time series]
101.9 km Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 3 nm
Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]
slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
primarily used as research stations
Land boundaries [time series]
none
Land use [time series]
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
Note [time series]
located 4,100 km southwest of Australia in the southern Indian Ocean
Terrain [time series]
Heard Island--bleak and mountainous, with an extinct volcano; McDonald Islands--small and rocky
Area (Total area) [time series]
412 km2; land area: 412 km2
Government
Country name (Long-form name) [time series]
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Government type (Type) [time series]
territory of Australia administered by the Antarctic Division of the Department of Science in Canberra (Australia)
People
Population [time series]
uninhabited