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On the Web
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands website - The official website for Heard Island and McDonald Islands, administered by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage.
- Heard Island - Southern Indian Ocean - General information about the location, discovery, geography, geology, climate, and culture of the island. Includes interactive map.
- Heard Island - Shuttle photo of Heard Island.
- UNEP - Heard Island - Information about the Natural World Heritage Property of Heard Island includes location, history, physical description, cultural heritage and scientific research.
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands - Contains a map and general information about the islands from the CIA World Factbook.
- Volcanic Activity Reports - Features reports on volcanic episodes on Heard Island from the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program. Includes information about seismic events, and some maps showings the features of the various islands.
- Heard Island Expedition - Documents the 1997 Cordell Expedition to the island. Includes an overview, route map, basic information, detailed planning documents, and team biographies.
- Proposed Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve - Details this proposal. Includes maps, conservation reports, and description of reserve boundaries.
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve - Discusses the establishment of this marine reserve. Includes location and purpose, conservation values, and management issues.
- Heard Island Marine Reserve Management Plan - Details all aspects of this plan. Includes a PDF version of the report.
Wikipedia Articles
- List of mammals in Heard Island and McDonald Islands - This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Heard Island and McDonald Islands. There are 13 mammal species in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, of which none are thought to be at risk.
- Birds of Heard and McDonald Islands - The Birds of Heard Island and the adjacent McDonald Islands, whether breeders or visitors, are almost all seabirds which find their food at sea in the waters of the surrounding Southern Ocean. An exception is the Black-faced Sheathbill, an opportunistic scavenger around seal and penguin colonies and the only solely terrestrial breeding bird species present ...
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands - | Type = Natural
- Nacella kerguelenensis - Nacella kerguelenensis is a limpet gastropod mollusc of the family Nacellidae, endemic to Australia's sub-Antarctic Macquarie, Heard, and McDonald islands, and France's Kerguélen Islands.
- Kerguelen hotspot - The Kerguelen hotspot is a volcanic hotspot at the Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern Indian Ocean. The Kerguelen hotspot has produced basaltic lava for about 130 million years and has also produced the Kerguelen Islands, Heard Island and the McDonald Islands.