Lord Howe Island volcanic remnant

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The Lord Howe Island volcanic remnant is an eroded, ancient volcanic island complex in the Tasman Sea, renowned for its dramatic peaks, unique biodiversity, and World Heritage–listed landscapes.

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Lord Howe Island volcanic remnant canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage natural site component ⓘ
eroded volcanic island ⓘ
island arc volcano ⓘ
volcanic remnant ⓘ
administeredBy New South Wales ⓘ
approximateAgeInMillionsOfYears 6.9–7.3 ⓘ
climate humid subtropical ⓘ
conservationStatus strictly protected natural area ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
distanceFrom about 600 km east of mainland Australia ⓘ
about 780 km northeast of Sydney ⓘ
erodedTo narrow crescent-shaped island ⓘ
formedBy hotspot volcanism ⓘ
geologicalAge Miocene ⓘ
hasCliff steep basalt sea cliffs ⓘ
hasLagoon southernmost barrier coral reef lagoon ⓘ
hasLandform dikes ⓘ
domes ⓘ
eroded volcanic peaks ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
talus slopes ⓘ
hasPeak Mount Lidgbird ⓘ
hasRockType alkali basalt ⓘ
hawaiite ⓘ
mugearite ⓘ
trachyte ⓘ
highestPoint Mount Gower ⓘ
highestPointElevationInMeters 875 ⓘ
influencedBy East Australian Current ⓘ
locatedIn Lord Howe Rise region ⓘ
linked to: Lord Howe Rise

Tasman Sea ⓘ
southwestern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partOf Lord Howe Island Group ⓘ
linked to: Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island Group World Heritage Property ⓘ
linked to: Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Seamount Chain ⓘ
protectedBy Lord Howe Island Permanent Park Preserve ⓘ
recognizedFor World Heritage–listed landscapes ⓘ
dramatic peaks ⓘ
high endemism of plants and animals ⓘ
spectacular coastal cliffs ⓘ
unique biodiversity ⓘ
supportsSpecies Lord Howe Island phasmid ⓘ
Lord Howe Island woodhen ⓘ
numerous endemic plant species ⓘ
surroundedBy coral reef lagoon ⓘ
tectonicSetting intraplate volcanic chain ⓘ
worldHeritageCriteria (ix) outstanding examples representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes ⓘ
(viii) outstanding examples representing major stages of Earth’s history ⓘ
(x) contains important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity ⓘ
worldHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (natural) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Lidgbird → mountainRange → Lord Howe Island volcanic remnant ⓘ