Heard Island

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Definition of Heard Island in English English dictionary

An island of the southern Indian Ocean near the coast of Antarctica. First discovered by an American navigator in 1853, it was placed under Australian administration in 1947

Related Terms

Heard Island and the McDonald Islands

{i} deserted and infertile islands located in the Southern Ocean two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica (they have been part of Australia since 1947)

Hyphenation

heard is·land

Turkish pronunciation

hırd aylınd

Pronunciation

/ˈhərd ˈīlənd/ /ˈhɜrd ˈaɪlənd/