Heard Island and McDonald Islands Introduction 2009, CIA World Factbook




Heard Island and McDonald Islands Introduction 2009 http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/heard_island_and_mcdonald_islands/heard_island_and_mcdonald_islands_introduction.html SOURCE: 2009 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Background:
These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic 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.

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