_#_Terrain: Heard Island—bleak and mountainous, with an extinct volcano; McDonald Islands—small and rocky

_#_Land use: arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and woodland 0%; other 100%

_#_Environment: primarily used as research stations

_#_Note: located 4,100 km southwest of Australia in the southern Indian Ocean

_*People #_Population: uninhabited

_*Government #_Long-form name: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands

_#_Type: territory of Australia administered by the Antarctic Division of the Department of Science in Canberra (Australia)

_*Economy #_Overview: no economic activity

_*Communications #_Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

_*Defense Forces #Note: defense is the responsibility of Australia % @Honduras *Geography #_Total area: 112,090 km2; land area: 111,890 km2