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McDonald Islands

#371 among destinations in Australia

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Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°5'60"S, 73°31'0"E
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McDonald Islands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mawson Peak, Heard and McDonald Islands, Campbell Peak, Fremantle Peak.

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    Mawson Peak

    1 min walk • Mawson Peak, a formidable summit located on the remote Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean, represents a pinnacle of natural wonder within Australian territory. As the highest mountain on the Heard Island and McDonald Islands, this active volcano rises to an...

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    Heard and McDonald Islands

    18 min walk • The Heard and McDonald Islands are a remote and largely untouched volcanic archipelago in the Southern Indian Ocean, administered by Australia as an external territory. These islands, which include the World Heritage-listed Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, are...

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    Campbell Peak

    18 min walk • Campbell Peak is a peak, 2,415 metres high, standing 1.2 nautical miles northeast of Mawson Peak, the summit of Heard Island. It was surveyed in 1948 by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions, who named it for Group-Captain Stuart A.

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    Fremantle Peak

    35 min walk • Fremantle Peak is a peak, 2,375 metres high, standing 0.4 nautical miles northeast of the Dome, near the summit of Heard Island.

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    Heard Island glaciers

    1 min walk • The Heard Island glaciers covered 79 percent of Heard Island itself, in 1947, covering 288 km²; by 1988, this had decreased by 11 percent to 257 km².

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