Heard Island and McDonald Islands is about 1.3 times bigger than Malta.

Malta is approximately 316 sq km, while Heard Island and McDonald Islands is approximately 412 sq km, making Heard Island and McDonald Islands 30% larger than Malta.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Malta vs. Heard Island and McDonald Islands uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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