Big Ben on Heard Island. Photo by L. Large

Welcome to this website for Heard Island and McDonald Islands or 'HIMI'.

HIMI is an amazing, but incredibly isolated, place. This website is intended to bring it a little closer by providing information about what is there.

The site includes six main sections, which can be accessed through the links in the navigation menu on the right-hand side of the page. About Heard Island gives general information on the special qualities of the HIMI region. Nature describes the landscape and ecosystems. The Research section talks about how HIMI contributes to global science and what research is being undertaken. The human use of Heard Island is discussed in the History section, and Protection & Management explains the responsibilities and requirements neceessary to ensure that its special qualities are maintained.

The Image Gallery contains many pictures of the rugged landscape, and the hardy plants and animals which manage to survive at HIMI.

Cool Facts are scattered throughout the website, in boxes to the right-hand side of the page. A Related Pages box, below the Cool Facts, provides links to other useful pages and external websites.

In the toolbar at the top of the screen is a link to the Contact Us page, giving details on how to make comments or ask questions about HIMI. A huge amount of information relating to the HIMI region and activities there can be accessed via the Data link. Recent news can be found on the Current Events page, and Links gives direction to other interesting and related websites. The Site Map gives a list of links to all the pages within the site, and you can also Search the site.