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January 4, 1854
The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica. The group's overall land area is 372 km2 (144 sq mi) and it has 101.9 km (63 mi) of coastline. Discovered in the mid-19th century, the islands lie on the Kerguelen Plateau in the southern Indian Ocean and have been an Australian territory since 1947.
January 4
January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 361 days remain until the end of the year.