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Heard & McDonald Islands Geography
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| Location: |
Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
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| Geographic coordinates: |
53 06 S, 72 31 E
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| Map references: |
Antarctic Region
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| Area: |
total:
412 sq km
land:
412 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM
territorial sea:
3 NM
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| Terrain: |
Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with a quiescent volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Southern Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Big Ben 2,745 m
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| Land use: |
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100%
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| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km (1993)
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| Natural hazards: |
Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano called Big Ben
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Geography - note: |
primarily used for research stations
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