Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Mawson Peak on Heard Island is the highest Australian mountain (at 2,745 meters, it is taller than Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia proper), and one of only two active volcanoes located in Australian territory, the other being McDonald Island; in 1992, McDonald Island broke its dormancy and began erupting; it has erupted several times since, most recently in 2005. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica |
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Geographic coordinates | 53 06 S, 72 31 E |
Map references | Antarctic Region |
Tarrain | 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 |
Natural Resources | fish |
Natural Hazards | Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island |
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Land Boundaries | 0 km |
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Coastline | 101.9 km |
Climate | antarctic |
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Land Area | 412 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC |
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Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Exclusive fishing zone | 200 nm |
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Highest point | Mawson Peak on Big Ben volcano 2,745 m |
Lowest point | Indian Ocean 0 m |
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Agricultural land | 0% (2011 est.) |
Other | 100% (2018 est.) |
In Heard Island and McDonald Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have:
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