Cool fact…
The nutrients in seal and seabird urine and faeces have an effect on the vegetation. To ensure that humans do not add to this natural 'fertilisation', all visitors are required to remove wastes or dispose of them in a controlled manner.

Landscape images

See below for images of the spectacular Heard Island landscape, which has a little bit of everything - a mountainous active volcano, glaciers, beaches, lagoons, lush vegetated coastal wetlands...

If you want to learn more about the places and features in these pretty pictures, check out the Landforms pages in the Nature section.

High winds and Big Ben buttresses
Looking south towards Azorella Peninsula Atlas Cove with Laurens Peninsula in the background Big Ben
Atlas Cove and Azorella Peninsula Clouds over Big Ben Baudissin Glacier
Stephenson lagoon Clouds over Laurens peninsula Lenticular clouds over Big ben
Volcanic plume on Big Ben Cloud formations over Big Ben Lenticular clouds over Big Ben
Brown Lagoon Round Hill, Heard Island Big Ben with reflection
Compton Lagoon Brown Glacier Dovers Moraine
Heard Island Sooty Valley Elephant Spit area, near Scholes Lagoon
Stephenson Lagoon Volcanic scoria (foreground), proglacial lagoon, moraine and the Spit (background) Recently deglaciated moraine
Stephenson lagoon Scarlet Hill Glacial tarn
Glacial stream Heard Island clearly showing Mawson Peak Ice-cored moraine
Icebergs calved from StephensonGlacier McDonald Islands, with Heard Island in background

 

You may be able to order copies of HIMI images from the Multi Media Unit of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) or from the individual photographers - go to the Contact Us page and select Images as your area of interest.

The AAD will, if it holds the copyright, be able to supply the image, whereas if copyright remains with the photographer you will be sent the contact details.

This page was last modified on 28 February 2005.