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# Heard and McDonald Islands
Heard and McDonald Islands, subantarctic Indian Ocean · Australia

UNESCO natural World Heritage, inscribed in 1997.

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Area / regionHeard and McDonald Islands, subantarctic Indian Ocean

Country / geographic scopeAustralia

Place typeNature

Point coordinates-53.10000, 73.50000

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Heard and McDonald Islands

Natural · Inscription: 1997

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/577/)

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