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 (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
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
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 Big Ben
linked to: Great Bell

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Haredi Jews populationCenter Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Antarctic fur seal nativeTo Heard Island
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Antarctic fur seal breedsOn Heard Island
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Commonwealth of Australia includesExternalTerritory Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands hasPart Heard Island
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands mainIsland Heard Island
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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
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve partOf Heard Island and McDonald Islands Territory
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Australian territorial sea appliesTo Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Sub-Antarctic Islands includes HeardIslandAndMcDonaldIslands
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southern elephant seal majorBreedingColony Heard Island
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Patagonian toothfish nativeTo Heard Island and McDonald Islands region
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McDonald Islands partOf Heard Island and McDonald Islands
McDonald Islands formsPartOf Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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McDonald Islands worldHeritageSiteWith Heard Island
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Australian Antarctic Division responsibleFor Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Mawson Peak locatedOn Heard Island
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Mawson Peak locatedIn Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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Mawson Peak isHighestPointOf Heard Island
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Thalassarche melanophris breedingSite Heard Island
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Aptenodytes patagonicus breedsOn Heard Island
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southern giant petrel breedsInRegion Heard Island
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World Heritage Sites in Australia containsSite Heard and McDonald Islands
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