1994 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1994 (Project Gutenberg)
Introduction
Affiliation
(territory of Australia)
Area
total area: 412 sq km land area: 412 sq km comparative area: slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Capital
none; administered from Canberra, Australia
Climate
antarctic
Coastline
101.9 km
Digraph
HM
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
Independence
none (territory of Australia)
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
0 sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Location
Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean, 4,100 km southwest of Australia
Map references
Antarctic Region
Maritime claims
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm
Names
conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Natural resources
none
Note
- primarily used for research stations
- defense is the responsibility of Australia
Overview
no economic activity
Population
uninhabited
Ports
none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain
Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with an quiescent volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky
Type
territory of Australia administered by the Ministry for Environment, Sport, and Territories