McDonald Islands
Sub-Antarctic volcanic peak territories near Heard Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The McDonald Islands (53°3′34.9″S 72°35′32.2″E) is an uninhabited archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean in the vicinity of Heard Island (53°06′S 73°31′E). Together with Heard Island, they make up the Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The McDonald Islands are the emergent peaks of submarine volcanoes and are Australian external territory. Prior to 1992, there had not been an eruption in the previous 75,000 years.
McDonald Islands | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
Geography | |
Location | Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australia |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Complex volcano |
Last eruption | July 2005 |
In 2024, it got some notoriety thanks to an intrigue between two fast food giants, McDonald's and Burger King. The latter wants to change the island name to Ilha Whopper (Whopper Island), affirming that "A place with real fire can't be named McDonald's".[1]