Heard Island
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands is an Australian external territory in the southern Indian Ocean. Discovered in the mid-19th century, the territory is a group of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands that lie on the Kerguelen Plateau.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,200 metres (7,210 feet)
- Description: island of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Also known as“Heard’s Island”“Herd’s Island”“Hurds Island”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Mount Separation and Mawson Peak.
Mount Separation
Peak
Mount Separation is a rocky peak, 1,480 m, standing…
Campbell Peak
Peak
Campbell Peak is a peak, 2,415 metres high, standing…
Localities in the Area
Discover Cape Bidlingmaier and Saddle Point.
Cape Bidlingmaier
Cape Bidlingmaier is a rocky cape at the east side…
8 km north of Heard Island
Saddle Point
Saddle Point is a rocky point separating…
9 km northwest of Heard Island
Heard Island
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Latitude
-53.0831° or 53° 4′ 59″ south
Longitude
73.56399° or 73° 33′ 50″ east
Open location code
3JRMWH87+QH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place = island
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Welsh—“Heard Island” goes by many names.
Востраў ХердBelarusian
Enez HeardBreton
HeardCatalan
Heard IslandCebuano
赫德岛Chinese
Heardův ostrovCzech
Insulo HeardEsperanto
ჰერდის კუნძულიGeorgian
हर्ड द्वीपHindi
Heard-szigetHungarian
Isola HeardItalian
ハード島Japanese
Insula HeardLatin
Hērda salaLatvian
Herdo salaLithuanian
HeardøyaNorwegian
Wyspa HeardPolish
Остров ХердRussian
ХердRussian
Heardov ostrovSlovak
Heardov ostrov (ostrov)Slovak
Heardov otokSlovenian
Heard IslandSwedish
Heard AdasıTurkish
Heard IslandTurkish
Ynys Heard ac Ynysoedd McDonaldWelsh
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