Heard Island and McDonald Islands Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands
About Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island is largely ice-covered, bleak and mountainous and is dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and by an active volcano (Mawson Peak). The McDonald Islands are small, rocky and actively volcanic. The islands are populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, and have been designated a nature reserve. There are 4 types of penguins that are located on Heard Island. With the only two active volcanoes in Australian territory the islands are situated on the Kerguelen Plateau. The islands are really, really remote - they are 4,099 km (2,547 mi) southwest of Perth, 3,845 km (2,389 mi) southwest ofCape Leeuwin, Western Australia, and 4,200 km (2,600 mi) southeast of South Africa, as well as being 1,630 km (1,010 mi) north of Antarctica. Captain John Heard sighted Heard Island on 2
Heard Island and McDonald Islands Travel Guide Sections
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