Heard Island and McDonald Islands

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The United Kingdom formally established its claim to Heard Island in 1910, marked by the raising of the Union Flag and the erection of a beacon by Captain Evensen, master of the Mangoro. Effective government, administration and control of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands was transferred to the Australian government on 26 December 1947 at the commencement of the first

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Proposal to expand Heard Island and McDonald Islands

The Proposal to expand Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve – Public consultation paper (''proclamation proposal'') has been prepared to support public consultation on the proposed design of an expanded Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Reserve.

Heard and McDonald Islands

Heard Island and McDonald Islands are located in the Southern Ocean, approximately 1,700 km from the Antarctic continent and 4,100 km south-west of Perth. As the only volcanically active subantarctic islands they ''open a window into the earth'', thus providing the opportunity to observe ongoing geomorphic

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Heard

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Heard Island and McDonald Islands

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.

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Heard Island

3 天之前· Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve) Proclamation 2002 We acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Heard Island and McDonald Islands in the Southern Ocean A map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. Heard Island, by far the largest of the group, is a 368-square-kilometre (142 sq mi) mountainous island covered by 41 glaciers [21] (the island is 80% covered with ice [1]) and dominated by the Big Ben massif has a maximum elevation of 2,745 metres (9,006 ft) at

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Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Heard and McDonald

The December solstice (summer solstice) in Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands is at 2:20 pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. In terms of daylight, this day is 9 hours, 25 minutes longer than the June solstice. In locations south of the equator, the longest day of the year is around this date.

Heard and McDonald Islands | World Heritage Outlook

Heard Island and McDonald Islands are located in the Southern Ocean, approximately 1,700 km from the Antarctic continent and 4,100 km south-west of Perth. As the only volcanically active subantarctic islands they ''open a window into the earth'', thus providing the opportunity to observe ongoing geomorphic processes and glacial dynamics.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands facts for kids

The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica.The

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Heard Island

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Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Commonwealth of Australia since 1953. The Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953 provides the legislative basis for the Territory''s administration. Administration of the Territory is the responsibility of the Australian Government department that administers the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Act 1953. This responsibility has

Proposal to expand Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Public consultation paper 1 Purpose of this document The Proposal to expand Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve – Public consultation paper (''proclamation proposal'') has been prepared to support public consultation on the proposed design of an expanded Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) Marine Reserve.

Human activities – Heard and McDonald Islands

Due to the extreme isolation of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI), together with the persistently severe weather and sea conditions, human activities in the region have been, and remain, limited. Atlas Cove and other minor camps distributed across the island. Power is supplied by small diesel generators, solar cells and wind

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Heard Island And McDonald Islands

Many vascular plants are also found on the Heard and McDonald Islands. Elephant seals in Heard Island. Image source: Heard Island Expedition/laikolosse/Flickr. The main native fauna of the Heard and McDonald Islands include several insects along with large populations of seals, penguins, petrels, albatrosses, and other seabirds.

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Heard and McDonald Islands McDonald Islands

Island and McDonald Islands group show unique evolutionary adaptations to the environment, and several other invertebrate groups provide opportunities to study evolutionary processes in undisturbed populations at the southern limits

ハード島とマクドナルド諸島

ハード島とマクドナルド諸島 (ハードとうとマクドナルドしょとう、Heard Island and McDonald Islands 略称：HIMI) はインド洋に浮かぶ無人島である。 1947年以降、オーストラリア領。 1997年からはユネスコの世界遺産（自然遺産）に登録された。

Heard and McDonald Islands, Australia | SpringerLink

The activity on the McDonald Islands group resulted in the island doubling in size and increasing in elevation by about 100 m (Australian Government 2016). Along with the French Kerguelen group of islands 440 km to the northwest, Heard and McDonald Islands form the only exposed parts of the submarine Kerguelen plume (Australian Government 2016).