The World Factbook 1993: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Geography
Location: in the Indian Ocean, 4,100 km southwest of Australia
Area:
total area: 412 km2
land area: 412 km2
comparative area: slightly less than 2.5 times the size of
Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 101.9 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: antarctic
Terrain: Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with an extinct
volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky
Natural resources: none
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 km2
Environment: primarily used for research stations