Category:Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky

Geography: Mawson Peak on Heard Island is the highest Australian mountain (at 2,745 meters, it is taller than Mt. Kosciuszko in Australia proper), and one of only two active volcanoes located in Australian territory, the other being McDonald Island; in 1992, McDonald Island broke its dormancy and began erupting; it has erupted several times since, the most recent being in 2005

Population: uninhabited

Dependency status: territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

Flag description:the flag of Australia is used

Economy - overview:The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.

Ports and terminals:none; offshore anchorage only

Military - note:defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols

Country name:conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI