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Archipelago

    Indian OceanAustralia

    53°03′S 72°36′E

    McDonald Islands

    Part of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

    2″E) are an uninhabited archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean in the vicinity of Heard Island (53°06′S 73°31′E). Together with Heard Island, they make up the Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

    Zdjęcie satelitarne Wysp McDonalda, wykonane przez satelitę Sentinel-2 systemu Copernicus.
    Zdjęcie satelitarne Wysp McDonalda, wykonane przez satelitę Sentinel-2 systemu Copernicus.

    European Space Agency / Attribution

    Chart

    4 landforms

    Overview

    The McDonald Islands (53°3′34.9″S 72°35′32.2″E) are an uninhabited archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean in the vicinity of Heard Island (53°06′S 73°31′E). Together with Heard Island, they make up the Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The McDonald Islands are the emergent peaks of submarine volcanoes and are Australian external territory. Prior to 1992, there had not been an eruption in the previous 75,000 years.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands1
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries1

    Major islands

    1

    Islets

    2
    • Unnamed island34 m · 0.05 km²
    • Flat Island0.04 km²

    Rocks & skerries

    1

    Figures

    Comparative heights

    Islands by area

    0.0010.010.1110McDonald: 2 km²McDonaldUnnamed island: 0.05 km²Unnamed islandFlat: 0.04 km²FlatMeyer Rock: 0.9 haMeyer Rock
    km², log scale
    McDonald Island2 km²
    Unnamed island0.05 km²
    Flat Island0.04 km²
    Meyer Rock0.9 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia