Cool fact…

Active volcanism at the McDonald Islands over the last decade has had a dramatic influence on the environment, resulting in the coalescing of the previously separate McDonald Island and Flat Island, and affecting local wildlife colonies, vegetation and ecosystems to an as yet unknown extent.

Maps

Click on the small maps below to look at larger (PDF) maps of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) and of the HIMI Marine Reserve.

More maps of the HIMI region are available from the Australian Antarctic Data Centre and can be accessed via the Maps heading on the Data page of this website. Maps of the terrestrial zones in the HIMI Marine Reserve are available from the Zoning page in the Protection and Management section.

Location

Map showing the location of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) and the HIMI Marine Reserve in relation to Australia and Antarctica (1.24 MB)

Boundaries and Zones

Map showing the boundaries and marine zones of the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve, plus the HIMI conservation zone, and their location in relation to Îles Kerguelen (120 KB)

General Map

General map of Heard Island and McDonald Islands with place names, contours and the location of glaciers, wildlife colonies, vegetation and artefacts (590 KB)