赫德岛和麦克唐纳群岛
它们由麦克唐纳岛(McDonald Island)、弗拉特岛（Flat Island）和迈耶岩（Meyer Rock）组成。它们的总面积约为 2.5 平方公里,其中麦克唐纳岛面积为 1.13 平方公里。在赫德岛以北约 10 公里处有一小群小岛和岩石,由 Shag Islet、Sail Rock、Morgan Island 和 Black Rock
McDonald Islands
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
Heard and Mcdonald Islands | Mad Traveller
Welcome to the guide for Heard and McDonald Islands, a remote archipelago in the Southern Indian Ocean. These islands are an untouched paradise offering unique landscapes, diverse wildlife, and rich history.
Title: Renewable energy: islands lead the way
Title: Renewable energy: islands lead the way. Several islands have committed to become self-sufficient by using 100% renewable energy. The techniques that have proven successful and the lessons being learnt could be seen as ''lighthouses'' for the transition of larger nations to renewable power.
Human activities – Heard and McDonald Islands
Personnel usually split into project-specific groups, accommodated in huts or tents at Spit Bay, Atlas Cove and other minor camps distributed across the island. Power is supplied by small diesel generators, solar cells and wind generators.
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
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.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
The McDonald Islands are located 44 kilometres (27 mi) to the west of Heard Island at 53°02′20″S 72°36′04″E. The islands are small and rocky and consist of McDonald Island (230 metres (750 ft) high), Flat Island (55 metres (180 ft) high) and Meyer Rock (170 metres (560 ft) high).
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Are McDonald Islands and Heard Island Australian external territory?
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.
Does McDonald Island have a volcano?
It has a glacier-covered central volcano, Big Ben, which last erupted in 2019. The island’s unique landscape features ice caps, active volcanoes, and a wide variety of birdlife. The McDonald Islands are a collection of small islands with limited vegetation and no permanent inhabitants.
Does Heard Island have a volcano?
Geography and History Heard Island is the largest and most volcanically active of the two islands. It has a glacier-covered central volcano, Big Ben, which last erupted in 2019. The island’s unique landscape features ice caps, active volcanoes, and a wide variety of birdlife.
Are there scientific studies on Heard Island?
Although hindered by the extreme isolation and unfavourable working conditions, scientific studies have been carried out on Heard Island since the first research visit by scientists from the HMS Challenger in 1874. See the Research Expeditions pages in the History section of this website for more information.
What's happening on Heard Island & McDonald Islands?
Landing stores, Atlas Cove, Heard Island with Rogers Head in background Photo: Alan Campbell-Drury 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.