Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Official name: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands Capital: Area: total: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 412 sq km Location: Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica Geographic coordinates: 53 06 S, 72 31 E Comparative Area: slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 101.9 km Terrain: 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 Elevation extremes: lowest point: Southern Ocean 0 m highest point: Big Ben 2,745 m