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Short introduction to Heard Island and McDonald Islands

These uninhabited, barren islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.

Source: World Factbook


 

 
 
 
 

Polar Regions: Antarctica, Bouvet Island, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

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