Cool fact…

Although Brown Glacier on the north coast of Heard Island is devoid of life (due in part to cold temperatures and high winds - gusts up to 220 kilometres per hour) new land is made available for colonisation by vegetation and animals as the glacier retreats (it retreated about 50 metes between 2000/01 and 2003/04).

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The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI), the HIMI Marine Reserve and this website are managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) of the Department of the Environment.

The AAD headquarters is located in Kingston, south of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. Information about the AAD can be found on the About Us pages of the AAD website.

More information on HIMI can be found on the frequently asked questions page.

Contact details

Territories, Environment and Treaties Section
Australian Antarctic Division
Channel Highway
Kingston Tasmania 7050
AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 3 6232 3209
Fax: +61 3 6232 3500

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