SELECT EDITION
CATEGORIES
◆ 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(12 fields)
Climate
antarctic
Coastline
101.9 km
Comparative area
slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Disputes
none
Environment
primarily used as research stations
Land area
412 km2
Land boundaries
none
Land use
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%
Maritime claims
Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 3 nm
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
◆ GOVERNMENT(3 fields)
Capital
none; administered from Canberra, Australia
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