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Heard Island and McDonald Islands > Geography (Facts)
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Geography (Facts) |
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| Location: |
islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica |
| Geographic coordinates: |
53 06 S, 72 31 E |
| Map references: |
Antarctic Region |
| Area: |
total: 412 sq km
land: 412 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
101.9 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: |
antarctic |
| 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 |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m |
| Natural resources: |
fish |
| Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
0 sq km |
| Natural hazards: |
Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island |
| Environment - current issues: |
NA |
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