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The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI ) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall size is 372 km (144 sq mi) in area and it has 101.9 km (63 mi) of
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See moreNeither island-cluster had recorded visitors until the mid-1850s.
An American sailor, John Heard, on the ship Oriental, sighted Heard Island on 25 November 1853, en route from Boston to Melbourne. He reported...
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The islands are part of the Southern Indian Ocean Islands tundra ecoregion that includes several subantarctic islands. In this cold climate plant life is mainly limited to grasses, lichens, and...
See more• Commonwealth of Australia (2014). Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve Management Plan 2014–2024, Department of the Environment, Canberra. ISBN 978-1876934-255. Available at
• Australian Government. (2005) Heard Island and...
See moreHeard Island, by far the largest of the group, is a 368-square-kilometre (142 sq mi) mountainous island covered by 41 glaciers (the island is 80% covered with ice ) and dominated by the Big Ben massif. It has a maximum elevation of 2,745 metres (9,006 ft) at
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See moreThe United Kingdom formally established its claim to Heard Island in 1910, marked by the raising of the Union Flag and the erection of a beacon by
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See more• Australian Antarctic Territory
• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• List of birds of Heard and McDonald Islands...
See more• Heard Island and McDonald Islands official website
• Map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, including all major topographical features
• World heritage listing for Heard Island and McDonald Islands...
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