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Q: What is Latitude and Longitude of Heard and McDonald Islands?

A: Heard and McDonald Islands lies on the geographical coordinates of 53° 6' 0" S, 72° 31' 0" E.

Latitude and Longitude of Heard and McDonald Islands in other units:

Unit Latitude Longitude
Latitude and Longitude to decimals -53.1 72.5167
Latitude and Longitude to degrees minutes seconds 53° 6' 0" S 72° 31' 0" E
   
Latitude/Longitude to UTM Reference
UTM Northing:4113723.238937374 Easting:333744.6185373124 Zone:43F

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More detail about Heard and McDonald Islands

Heard and McDonald Islands ? volcanic sub-Antarctic islands

The Heard Island and McDonald Islands, which are otherwise known as HIMI, are a group of barren volcanic land. This group of island was first discovered in the mid of the 19th century. It was the United Kingdom at that time which took over control of this group of island. However, since the year of 1947, on 26th December this group of islands has been a part of the Australian territory. This was the same date when the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition (ANARE) had started.

The Heard Island and McDonald Islands are mainly uninhabited by any human population, because of the active volcanoes present there, and the adverse climate type. The only animals that are to be found are sea birds, penguins, seals and quite a few species of insects.

The only human team that occasionally visit there are groups of scientists. The Heard and McDonald Islands are now used as research centers for various subjects like oceanography, bio diversity, geomorphic studies, marine studies, flora and fauna.

The research works are the only human activity that takes place on this group of islands of Heard and McDonald Islands. The researchers, however, carry on with their work of collecting data from the Heard and McDonald Islands during summers. The unfavorable climatic conditions of the group of islands put a stop to the chance of research all the way through the year.

The peak that dominates the other volcanoes of this active volcanic sub-Antarctic island is known as the Mawson Peak which has a height of 2475 meters. With no human population present in the group of islands, there is no economy either. However, the Australian Government does allow limited fishing in the adjoining areas of the islands. The time zone of the Heard and McDonald Islands is UTC+5, as decided by the Australia.

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