Ball's Pyramid

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Ball's Pyramid is a dramatic, sheer-sided volcanic sea stack in the Pacific Ocean, renowned as the world’s tallest and located near Australia’s Lord Howe Island.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf uninhabited island
volcanic rock formation
volcanic sea stack
access by boat under permit
activities scientific research
technical rock climbing (restricted)
administeredBy New South Wales
surface form: State of New South Wales
appearance sheer-sided, needle-like rock spire rising from the ocean
biodiversityNote supports limited vegetation on ledges and crevices
climbingStatus highly restricted
country Australia
discoveredBy Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball
discoveryYear 1788
distanceToLordHoweIsland_km about 20
elevationAboveSeaLevel_m about 562
faunaNote habitat for seabird colonies
firstAscentBy Bryden Allen
David Witham
Jack Pettigrew
John Davis
firstAscentYear 1965
formedFrom basalt
geologicalAge_Ma about 6.4
geologicalOrigin eroded remnant of a shield volcano
governedBy Lord Howe Island Board
hasNearbyIslet Observatory Rock
Wheeler Rock
hazard steep cliffs and rough seas
height_m about 562
length_km about 1.1
locatedIn Lord Howe Island Marine Park
Pacific Ocean
Tasman Sea
LordHoweIslandStickInsectRediscoveryYear 2001
LordHoweIslandStickInsectStatus wild population rediscovered on Ball's Pyramid after presumed extinction
namedAfter Henry Lidgbird Ball
near Lord Howe Island
notableFor being the world’s tallest volcanic sea stack
notableSpecies Lord Howe Island stick insect
partOf Lord Howe Island
surface form: Lord Howe Island Group
protectedAreaStatus part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
surfaceArea_km2 about 0.02
volcanicProvince Lord Howe Rise
width_km about 0.3
worldHeritageSite Lord Howe Island
surface form: Lord Howe Island Group

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Australia/Lord_Howe appliesTo Ball's Pyramid