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Antarctic Region > Heard Island and McDonald Islands > Geography

HEARD ISLAND AND MCDONALD ISLANDS GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land 412 sq km Time series [196th of 238]
Area > Total 412 sq km Time series [207th of 250]
Area > Water 0 sq km Time series [187th of 239]
Climate antarctic
Coastline 101.9 km [178th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point
Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Indian Ocean 0 m Time series
Geographic coordinates 53 06 S, 72 31 E Time series
Geography > Note
Mawson Peak on Heard Island is the highest Australian mountain (at 2,745 meters, it is taller than Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia proper), and one of only two active volcanoes located in Australian territory, the other being McDonald Island; in 1992, McDonald Island broke its dormancy and began erupting; it has erupted several times since, the most recent being in 2005
Land use > Arable land 0% Time series [228th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops 0% Time series [215th of 258]
Location
islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references Antarctic Region
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile Time series [76th of 191]
Natural hazards
Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources fish Time series
Population density 0 people per sqkm [245th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain Mawson Peak
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

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Heal The World Foundation.; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, heard and mcdonald islands

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