Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (abbreviated as HIMI [1]) is a territory of Australia. They are islands in the Indian Ocean. They are about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica.[2]
The islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]
History
changeThe islands were discovered in 1833 by the British sailor Peter Kemp. They have been territories of Australia since 1947.
Geography
changeBig Ben is an active volcano.[4] The volcano is also known as "Mawson Peak".
The group's size is 372 km² in area.
References
change- ↑ Commonwealth of Australia. "About Heard Island - Human Activities". Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2006-10-21.
- ↑ 7718 km location
- ↑ UNESCO, "Heard and McDonald Islands". Retrieved 2012-4-20. Archived 2009-12-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Australian government, "Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Landforms"; retrieved 2012-6-14.
Other websites
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Media related to Heard Island and McDonald Islands at Wikimedia Commons
- "Heard and McDonald Islands" at CIA World Factbook Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
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