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◆ COMMUNICATIONS(1 fields)
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
◆ DEFENSE FORCES(1 fields)
Note
defense is the responsibility of Australia
◆ ECONOMY(1 fields)
Overview
no economic activity
◆ GEOGRAPHY(9 fields)
Climate
antarctic
Coastline
101.9 km Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 3 nm
Comparative area
slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Environment
primarily used as research stations
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
Note
located 4,100 km southwest of Australia in the southern Indian Ocean
Terrain
Heard Island--bleak and mountainous, with an extinct volcano; McDonald Islands--small and rocky
Total area
412 km2; land area: 412 km2
◆ GOVERNMENT(2 fields)
Long-form name
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Type
territory of Australia administered by the Antarctic Division of the Department of Science in Canberra (Australia)
◆ PEOPLE(1 fields)
Population
uninhabited