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Heard Island and McDonald IslandsGeography
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Location: |
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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Land boundaries: |
0 km
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Coastline: |
101.9 km
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Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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Climate: |
antarctic
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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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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
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Natural resources: |
fish
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Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
0 sq km
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Natural hazards: |
Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
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Environment - current issues: |
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