Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands (abbreviated as HIMI [1]) are uninhabited islands located in the Southern Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica, or [2] due south of Rajapur, Maharashtra,India. The islands were discovered in 1833 by the British sailor Peter Kemp. They have been territories of Australia since 1947, and contain the only two active volcanoes in Australian territory, one of which, Mawson Peak, is the highest Australian mountain. The group's size is 372 km² in area.
[change] References
- ↑ Commonwealth of Australia. About Heard Island - Human Activities. Retrieved on 21 October 2006.
- ↑ 7718 km location
| States and territories of Australia |
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| States |
| New South Wales • Queensland • South Australia • Tasmania • Victoria • Western Australia |
| Territories |
| Mainland: Australian Capital Territory • Jervis Bay Territory • Northern Territory |
| Overseas: Ashmore and Cartier Islands • Australian Antarctic Territory • Norfolk Island • Christmas Island • Cocos (Keeling) Islands • Coral Sea Islands • Heard and McDonald Islands |
