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![]() ![]() Heard Island and McDonald Islands Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/heard_island_and_mcdonald_islands/heard_island_and_mcdonald_islands_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 412 km2
Comparative area: slightly less than 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: none Coastline: 101.9 km Maritime claims:
Climate: antarctic Terrain: Heard Island--bleak and mountainous, with an extinct volcano; McDonald Islands--small and rocky Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastures; 0% forest and woodland; 100% other Environment: primarily used as research stations Note: located 4,100 km southwest of Australia in the
southern Indian Ocean
NOTE: The information regarding Heard Island and McDonald Islands on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Heard Island and McDonald Islands Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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