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.
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