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Country overview: 

Short name	HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS
ISO code	HM
FIPS code	HM
Language	English (en)
Time zone	+5
Capital	none

 

These isolated islands were British possessions until 1947-12-26, when they were transferred to Australian control. They are now an Australian external territory. They are only visited by research expeditions.

Other names of country: 

1. Dutch: Heard en McDonald
2. English: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (formal), Heard Island and McDonald Islands (variant)
3. French: Îles fp Heard et MacDonald, Île f Heard et Îles fp Mcdonald
4. German: Heard- und McDonaldinseln
5. Italian: Isole fp Heard e Macdonald
6. Spanish: Islas fp Heard y McDonald
7. Turkish: Heard Adası ve McDonald Adaları

Origin of name: 

Heard Island was named in 1853 for an American, Captain John J. Heard.

Primary subdivisions: 

Heard and McDonald Islands has no known administrative divisions.

Division	HASC	Area(km.²)	Area(mi.²)
Heard and McDonald Islands	HM.HM	412	159
HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes.

Territorial extent: 

The territory includes Heard Island, Shag Island, and the McDonald Islands (Flat Island and McDonald Island).