Heard Island and McDonald Islands

[ hurd ]

/ hɜrd /

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noun (used with a plural verb)

a group of barren subarctic islands belonging to Australia, in the southern Indian Ocean: a designated nature preserve. Abbreviation: HIMI

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Official name Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands .

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