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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
island
access by air from Sydney and Brisbane
administeredBy New South Wales Government
archipelago Lord Howe Island Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
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 Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island

New South Wales
Tasman Sea
southwestern Pacific Ocean
marineParkStatus part of a multiple-use marine park
partOf Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Property
linked to: Lord Howe Island

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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Australian Eastern Daylight Time usedIn Lord Howe Island
Tasman Sea contains Lord Howe Island
Australian National Heritage List hasNotableListedPlace Lord Howe Island Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Australia/Lord_Howe region Lord Howe Island
Australia/Lord_Howe appliesTo Lord Howe Island
Australia/Lord_Howe locationComponent Lord_Howe
linked to: Lord Howe Island
southwest Pacific Ocean adjacentTo Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island locatedIn Lord Howe Island Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island partOf Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Property
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island archipelago Lord Howe Island Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Rise contains Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Rise namedAfter Lord Howe Island
Ball's Pyramid partOf Lord Howe Island Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Ball's Pyramid near Lord Howe Island
Ball's Pyramid worldHeritageSite Lord Howe Island Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island Marine Park locatedIn Lord Howe Island region
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island woodhen nativeTo Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island woodhen endemicTo Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island woodhen protectedArea Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Area
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island currawong endemicTo Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island currawong nativeRange Lord Howe Island group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Howea forsteriana nativeTo Lord Howe Island
Howea forsteriana endemicTo Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island Board jurisdiction Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island Board locatedIn Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island Board administers Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island Airport locatedIn Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island Airport serves Lord Howe Island
Howea belmoreana nativeTo Lord Howe Island
Howea belmoreana endemicTo Lord Howe Island
Mount Lidgbird locatedOn Lord Howe Island
Mount Lidgbird partOf Lord Howe Island Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Mount Lidgbird isOneOfHighestPointsOf Lord Howe Island
Mount Lidgbird isWithin Lord Howe Island World Heritage Area
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Mount Lidgbird isTouristAttractionOf Lord Howe Island
Mount Gower locatedIn Lord Howe Island
Mount Gower isHighestPointOf Lord Howe Island
Mount Gower partOf Lord Howe Island Group
linked to: Lord Howe Island
Mount Gower isLandmarkOf Lord Howe Island
Australasia marine realm includes Lord Howe Island