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![]() ![]() Heard Island and McDonald Islands Geography 2000 Location: Southern Africa, 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:
Area - comparative: slightly more than 2 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 101.9 km Maritime claims:
Climate: antarctic Terrain: Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with a quiescent volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: none Land use:
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993) Natural hazards: Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano called Big Ben Environment - current issues: NA Geography - note: primarily used for research stations |
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