Resscott trinidad Heard and McDonald Islands

Where are Heard Island and McDonald Islands located?

The islands are a territory (Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands) of Australia administered from Hobart by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

How big is Heard Island & McDonald Islands?

The group's overall land area is 372 km 2 (144 sq mi) and it has 101.9 km (63 mi) of coastline. Discovered in the mid-19th century, the islands lie on the Kerguelen Plateau in the Indian Ocean and have been an Australian territory since 1947. Heard Island and McDonald Islands contain Australia's only two active volcanoes.

Does Heard Island have a harbour?

Heard Island and the McDonald Islands have no ports or harbours; ships must anchor offshore. The coastline is 101.9 km (63.3 mi) in extent, and a 12 nmi (22 km) territorial sea and 200 nmi (370 km) exclusive fishing zone are claimed. [ 2 ]

When did William McDonald discover the McDonald Islands?

His wife Fidelia Heard provided the first written description and drawings of the island. [ 12 ][ 13 ] William McDonald aboard the Samarang discovered the nearby McDonald Islands six weeks later, on 4 January 1854. [ 11 ]

Do black-browed albatrosses increase population at Heard Island?

"Long-term population increase of black-browed albatrosses Thalassarche melanophrys at Heard Island, 1947/1948–2000/2001". Polar Biology. 25 (12): 921–927. doi: 10.1007/s00300-002-0436-1. S2CID 2425658. ^ SC–CAMLR 2002. Report of the Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment.

Is Heard Island a subantarctic island?

The fauna of the freshwater pools, lakes, streams and mires found in the coastal areas of Heard Island are broadly similar to those on other subantarctic islands of the southern Indian Ocean. Many species reported from Heard Island are found elsewhere.