Heard Island and McDonald Islands

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Heard Island and McDonald Islands are remote, uninhabited subantarctic volcanic islands in the southern Indian Ocean that form an external territory of Australia and are recognized for their harsh climate and unique wildlife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf external territory of Australia
subantarctic islands
volcanic islands
access by permit only
administeredBy Australian Antarctic Division
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
surface form: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (Australia)
BigBenContains Mawson Peak
capital
climate subantarctic oceanic climate
climateCharacteristics cold
frequent storms
high precipitation
windy
continent Antarctica
country Australia
discoveredBy sealers
discoveryCentury 19th century
exclusiveEconomicZone Australia
hasHighestPoint Mawson Peak
hasPart Heard Island and McDonald Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Heard Island

McDonald Islands
hasPermanentPopulation no
highestElevation 2813 m
ISO3166Code HM
knownFor active glaciation
active volcanism
harsh climate
unique wildlife
legalStatus Australian external territory
locatedIn southern Indian Ocean
subantarctic region
mainIsland Heard Island and McDonald Islands self-linksurface differs
surface form: Heard Island
majorWildlife albatrosses
penguins
seabird colonies
seals
marineProtectedAreaSize over 650,000 km²
permanentResearchStations no
protectedStatus marine protected area
strict nature reserve
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site
sovereignState Australia
timeZone UTC+5
topLevelDomain .hm
UNESCOSiteType natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1997
uninhabited true
volcanismType active volcanoes
volcanoName Great Bell
surface form: Big Ben

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Haredi Jews populationCenter Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Antarctic fur seal nativeTo Heard Island and McDonald Islands
this entity surface form: Heard Island
Antarctic fur seal breedsOn Heard Island and McDonald Islands
this entity surface form: Heard Island
Commonwealth of Australia includesExternalTerritory Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands hasPart Heard Island and McDonald Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Heard Island
Heard Island and McDonald Islands mainIsland Heard Island and McDonald Islands self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Heard Island
Australian territories includes Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Kerguelen Plateau emergesAs Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve surrounds Heard Island and McDonald Islands
this entity surface form: Heard Island
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve partOf Heard Island and McDonald Islands
this entity surface form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands Territory
Australian territorial sea appliesTo Heard Island and McDonald Islands