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Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) are uninhabited, barren islands located in the Southern Ocean at , about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. They have been part 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.
Geography
Heard Island (368 km²) is bleak and mountainous, covered in glaciers and dominated by Mawson Peak, a 2745 metre high volcano which forms part of the Big Ben massif. Heard Island is located at . Mawson Peak is the highest Australian mountain (527m higher than Mount Kosciuszko), and one of only 2 active volcanoes in Australian territory.
The other active volcano in Australian territory is on McDonald Island: after being dormant for 75,000 years, it erupted in 1992 and has erupted again several times since, its most recent eruption being on 10 August 2005.
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve - Discusses the establishment of this marine reserve. Includes location and purpose, conservation values, and management issues.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands website - The official website for Heard Island and McDonald Islands, administered by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
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IANA | .hm - Heard and McDonald Islands - Root zone whois information for the .hm domain.
Proposed Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve - Details this proposal. Includes maps, conservation reports, and description of reserve boundaries.
Meta Description: [ The Australian Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) lies in a remote and stormy part of the globe, near the conspicuous meeting-point of Antarctic and temperate ocean waters. ]
Protection and Management: World Heritage - Discusses the criteria and justification for nominating these islands for the World Heritage list. They were added to the list on 3 December 1997.
U.S. Trade with Heard and McDonald Islands - International Trade Statistics: Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau.
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UNESCO: Heard and McDonald Islands - Brief description and three reports: the report of the 21st Session of the Committee, and the 1998/1999 State of Conservation Reports.
World Heritage Heard Islands - Provides general information about the islands. Includes population, wildlife, history, and maps.
