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| Country | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | | | Flag |  | | | Population | uninhabited | | | GMT | uninhabited | | | Location | islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
see map | | | Area | total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km | | | Legal system | the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply | | | Background | These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve. | | Internet country code | .hm | |
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