The uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands — which are among the most remote and untouched places on Earth — have been inexplicably hit with 10% tariffs from the Trump administration

Trump’s tariffs put a spotlight on the uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands, which comprise a remote volcanic refuge for penguins and seals and a UNESCO World Heritage site

U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs announced on Wednesday targeted more than a hundred trading nations with a minimum baseline rate of 10% and much higher for certain countries. The list of trading partners was expansive.

Some of the more sparsely populated territories in the world that do little trade with the United States have been caught up in the trade war.

According to the Trump administration’s list, it will be imposing a 10% reciprocal tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands—an external Australian territory a little less than 1,000 miles north of Antarctica.

The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.