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Revision as of 19:39, 30 August 2002 by The Epopt (talk | contribs) (removed empty Transnational Issues)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Heard Island and the McDonald Islands are uninhabited, barren islands transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. They are populated by large numbers of seal and bird species. The islands have been designated a nature preserve.
The islands are located in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica.
From the CIA World Factbook 2000. Not Wikified.