Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Geography

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 m (9,006 ft), Mawson is taller than Mt. Kosciuszko in mainland Australia), and one of only two active volcanoes located in Australian territory; in 1992, McDonald Island, the other active volcano, broke its dormancy and began erupting; it has erupted several times since. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is

Geographical data of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Location 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
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
Irrigated Land
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Land Boundaries 0 km
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Coastline 101.9 km
Climate antarctic
Area
Total Area
Land Area 412 sq km
Water Area 0 sq km
comparative Area slightly more than two times the size of Washington, D.C.
Maritime Claims
Territorial sea 12 nm
Exclusive fishing zone 200 nm
Elevations
Highest point Mawson Peak on Big Ben volcano 2,745 m
Lowest point Indian Ocean 0 m
Land Use
Agricultural land 0% (2011 est.)
Other 100% (2018 est.)
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In Heard Island and McDonald Islands, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have:

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