Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285:reg:2:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L01285
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2 (pt 14/14)
Character Range: 69927–71530

from invasive introduced species, after successive eradication efforts. The islands and seas to three nautical miles are a Nature Reserve, the islands and seas to 12 nautical miles are a World Heritage Area, and 162,000 km2 of seas to the east are in the Macquarie Island Marine Park. The Wandering Albatross, Light-mantled Albatross, Grey-headed Albatross, Black-browed Albatross, Southern Giant Petrel, and Northern Giant Petrel all breed on Macquarie Island and are trigger species for the KBA.
Commonwealth
    * Heard Island and McDonald Islands — islands forming an External Territory in the Southern Ocean, over 4000 km south-west of Western Australia and about 1500 km north of Antarctica. Heard Island is 368 km2 and dominated by Big Ben, an active volcano rising to Mawson Peak, at 2745 m. About 70% of the island is covered in snow and glacial ice and black volcanic rocks, with vegetation and bird nests and colonies restricted to the coastal fringe. The McDonald Islands group (~3.6 km2, max altitude 230 m, about 43 km west of Heard Island) includes McDonald Island and other smaller islands and islets. McDonald Island is also volcanic; since 1980, it has doubled in size and grown in height by almost 100 m as a result of lava flows in the 1990s. The islands form part of the 65,000 km2 Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve and World Heritage Area that includes the islands, all inshore waters to 12 nautical miles and some offshore waters. The Wandering Albatross, Light-mantled Albatross and Southern Giant Petrel breed on these islands and are trigger species for the KBA.