Lord Howe Island Group
 Satellite image of the island; north is up. | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lord Howe Island Group, Tasman Sea |
| Coordinates | 31°45′15″S 159°15′06″E / 31.75417°S 159.25167°E |
| Total islands | 28 |
| Major islands | Lord Howe Island, Admiralty Group, Mutton Bird Islands, and Balls Pyramid |
| Area | 14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 875 m (2871 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Gower |
| Administration | |
| Administrative Division | Unincorporated area of New South Wales Self-governed by the Lord Howe Island Board[1] Part of the electoral district of Port Macquarie[2] Part of the Division of Sydney[3] |
| Demographics | |
| Population |
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| Pop. density | 26.25/km2 (67.99/sq mi) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| • Summer (DST) | |
| Official name | Lord Howe Island Group |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii, x |
| Designated | 1982 (6th session) |
| Reference no. | 186 |
| State Party | Australia |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
The Lord Howe Island Group is a group of 28 small islands and rocks about 700 km (435 mi) north east of Sydney. The islands are governed by New South Wales. The islands became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.[5]
Geography[change | change source]
The islands were formed by a volcano which erupted for a period of about 500,000 years during the Miocene era, about 7 million years ago. This volcano is about 2,000 m (6,562 ft) under the sea, and the islands are the tops of the volcano's peak. The main islands of the World Heritage Site are:
- Lord Howe Island
- Ball's Pyramid
- Admiralty Group
- Mutton Bird and Sail Rock
- Blackburn (Rabbit) Island
- Gower Island
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Regional Statistics – New South Wales" (PDF). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ↑ "Port Macquarie". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
- ↑ "Profile of the Electoral Division Sydney". Australian Electoral Commission. 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lord Howe Island (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ UNESCO, "Lord Howe Island Group"; retrieved 2012-4-21.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Lord Howe Island at Wikimedia Commons
- "Lord Howe Island Group - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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