They are home only to penguins and seals but haven't escaped Trump's tariffs
It was among the strange inclusions on the list of countries and territories affected by the US president's controversial new trade policy
A group of barren, uninhabited islands near Antarctica are among the countries and territories to be hit by Donald Trump's controversial trade tariffs.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands, an external territory of Australia in the southern Indian Ocean, are among the most remote places on Earth and are inhabited only by penguins and seals.
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Despite having no human inhabitants or imports or exports, the president has hit the territory with a 10 percent tariff on goods bound for the US.
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The islands, which are accessible only by a two-week boat voyage from Perth on Australia's west coast, are believed to have last been visited by people 10 years ago.
Another Australian territory targeted by Mr Trump's tariffs is Norfolk Island, which has a population of 2,188 people and lies 1,000 miles north east of Sydney.
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The island, which has a total area of about 13 square miles, was hit with a 29pc tariff on goods.
News of the tariffs left Norfolk Island residents scratching their heads.
"To my knowledge, we do not export anything to the United States," George Plant, the Australian government's representative on the island, told the Associated Press on Thursday.
Article continues below"We don't charge tariffs on anything. I can't think of any non-tariff barriers that would be in place either, so we're scratching our heads here."
Mr Trump, who announced import tariffs ranging from 10pc to 49pc on Wednesday, said they would allow the US to flourish economically.
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