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.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
  • Also known as: “Heard’s Island”, “Herd’s Island”, and “Hurds Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mount Separation and Mawson Peak.

Peak
is a rocky peak, 1,480 m, standing…

Volcano
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is an active volcanic summit of the…

Peak
is a peak, 2,415 metres high, standing…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Bidlingmaier and Saddle Point.

Locality
is a rocky cape at the east side… is situated 8 km north of Heard Island.

Locality
is a rocky point separating… is situated 9 km northwest of Heard Island.

Heard Island

Latitude
-53.0831° or 53° 4′ 59″ south
Longitude
73.56399° or 73° 33′ 50″ east
Elevation
2,197 metres (7,208 feet)
Open location code
3JRMWH87+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 188546159
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
1547315
Wiki­data ID
Q1592377
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Heard Island” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Востраў Херд”
  • Breton: “Enez Heard”
  • Catalan: “Heard”
  • Cebuano: “Heard Island”
  • Chinese: “赫德岛”
  • Czech: “Heardův ostrov”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Heard”
  • French: “île Heard”
  • French: “Île Heard”
  • Georgian: “ჰერდის კუნძული”
  • German: “Heard-Insel”
  • German: “Heard”
  • Hindi: “हर्ड द्वीप”
  • Hungarian: “Heard-sziget”
  • Italian: “Isola Heard”
  • Japanese: “ハード島”
  • Latin: “Insula Heard”
  • Latvian: “Hērda sala”
  • Lithuanian: “Herdo sala”
  • Norwegian: “Heardøya”
  • Polish: “Wyspa Heard”
  • Russian: “Остров Херд”
  • Russian: “Херд”
  • Slovak: “Heardov ostrov (ostrov)”
  • Slovak: “Heardov ostrov”
  • Slovenian: “Heardov otok”
  • Swedish: “Heard Island”
  • Turkish: “Heard Adası”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cape Lockyer and Oil Barrel Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Fremantle Peak and Brown Glacier.

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