Penguins are the most abundant birds on the Heard Island and McDonald Islands group. The islands are also home to other animals including seals, flying birds and invertebrates — but no humans.

The internet poked fun at the Trump administration’s decision to impose new tariffs on Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Australian territories near Antarctica where many penguins but no people ...

The Heard and McDonald Islands, known for their populations of penguins and seabirds, can only be reached by sea. Trump announced the countries now subject to tariffs in a Wednesday press ...

Trump has imposed a 10% tariff on Heard Island and McDonald Islands - an Australian external territory. (Pexels/Representative Image) US President Donald Trump, in his Liberation Day announcement ...

Weird Trump tariffs: Norfolk Island with only 2,000 people has been hit with 29 per cent tariffs, while Heard and McDonald Islands, inhabited only by penguins has been imposed with 10 per cent levies.