Among those Trump tariffed: Heard and McDonald Islands, where only penguins and US military live
Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on imports from the Heard and McDonald Islands. Exactly what these imports might be is anyone’s guess.
Heard Island, as seen from a boat facing southwest from approximately the Shag Islets. (Via Wikimedia Commons) No human is believed to have set foot on the Heard and McDonald Islands in nearly a decade.
The volcanic islands are one of seven external territories belonging to Australia, located roughly 4,100 km to the south-west of Perth, and 1,600 km to the north of the Antarctic coast. Covered in glaciers, and barren for the most part, the archipelago is among the most remote places on the planet, home to only penguins, seals, and seabirds
Donald Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on imports from the Heard and McDonald Islands. Exactly what these imports might be is anyone’s guess.
Not all that is baffling
The Heard and McDonald Islands are not the only baffling entry on Trump’s list of “countries” on which the United States has imposed reciprocal tariffs. In the list are three other Australian external territories: Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, and Norfolk Island.
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