Lord Howe Island

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Lord Howe Island is a remote subtropical island in the Tasman Sea, part of New South Wales, Australia, renowned for its unique biodiversity and dramatic volcanic landscape.

Observed surface forms (3)


Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
island
access by air from Sydney and Brisbane
administeredBy Government of New South Wales
surface form: New South Wales Government
archipelago Lord Howe Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord Howe Island Group
areaSquareKilometres 14.55
climate humid subtropical climate
continent Australia
country Australia
directionFromSydney east
distanceToPortMacquarieKilometres about 780
distanceToSydneyKilometres about 600
ecosystemType coastal dunes
coral reef lagoon
subtropical rainforest
geologicalType eroded volcanic remnant
governedBy Lord Howe Island Board
hasAirport Lord Howe Island Airport
hasEndemicPlant Howea belmoreana
Howea forsteriana
hasEndemicSpecies Lord Howe Island currawong
Lord Howe Island phasmid
Lord Howe Island woodhen
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 1982
highestElevationMetres 875
highestPoint Mount Gower
knownFor dramatic volcanic landscape
endemic species
large coral reef lagoon
seabird colonies
unique biodiversity
lengthKilometres 10
locatedIn Lord Howe Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord Howe Island Group

New South Wales
Tasman Sea
southwest Pacific Ocean
surface form: southwestern Pacific Ocean
marineParkStatus part of a multiple-use marine park
partOf Lord Howe Island self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Property

Lord Howe Island Marine Park
population approximately 350
populationNote resident population is strictly limited
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
protectedAreaStatus permanent park preserve
secondHighestPoint Mount Lidgbird
sovereignState Australia
timeZone UTC+10:30
timeZoneDST UTC+11:00
volcanicOrigin true
widthKilometres 2.0
worldHeritageCriteria natural criteria (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)

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southwest Pacific Ocean adjacentTo Lord Howe Island
Australia/Lord_Howe appliesTo Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island archipelago Lord Howe Island self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord Howe Island Group
Tasman Sea contains Lord Howe Island
this entity surface form: Lord Howe Island Group
Lord Howe Island locatedIn Lord Howe Island self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord Howe Island Group
Australia/Lord_Howe locationComponent Lord Howe Island
this entity surface form: Lord_Howe
Lord Howe Island partOf Lord Howe Island self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Property
Australia/Lord_Howe region Lord Howe Island
Australian Eastern Daylight Time usedIn Lord Howe Island