Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Location of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Facts
— Population: uninhabited
— Capital: —
— Area: 412 sq km
— Highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
— Languages: —
— Religion: —
— Life expectancy: —
— Currency: —
— Internet domain: .hm
— International dialling code: —
— Capital: —
— Area: 412 sq km
— Highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
— Languages: —
— Religion: —
— Life expectancy: —
— Currency: —
— Internet domain: .hm
— International dialling code: —
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: antarctic. Terrain: 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.
Climate: antarctic. Terrain: 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.