Heard Island and McDonald Islands
territory of Australia administered by the Ministry for Environment,Independence none (territory of Australia)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands as the 1994 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 33 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Geography
Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean, 4,100 km southwest of Australia
23 fieldstotal area
412 sq km
land area
412 sq km
comparative area
slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
exclusive fishing zone
200 nm
territorial sea
3 nm
Terrain
Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with an quiescent volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky
arable land
0%
permanent crops
0%
meadows and pastures
0%
forest and woodland
0%
other
100%
current issues
NA
natural hazards
NA
international agreements
NA
People
1 fieldGovernment
Territory of Australia administered by the Ministry for Environment,
6 fieldsconventional long form
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
conventional short form
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Economy
No economic activity
1 fieldCommunications
1 fieldDefense Forces
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Heard Island and McDonald Islands.” The World Factbook 1994. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands/1994.