Lord Howe Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Lord Howe Island Group |
| Coordinates | 31°33′S 159°05′E / 31.550°S 159.083°E |
| 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 | 347 permanent residents.[4] Tourists are restricted to 400 at any one time.[5] |
| Pop. density | 23.97/km2 (62.08/sq mi) |
Lord Howe Island is a small island about 700 km (435 mi) north east of Sydney. It is governed by New South Wales. About 70% of the island is part of the Lord Howe Island Group which became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.[6] It is the only place in the world where daylight saving changes the time by 30 minutes, rather than 1 hour.
The island was first discovered in 1788 by Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball, who was captain of the HMS Supply. He was taking convicts from Sydney to start a new prison colony on Norfolk Island.
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.
- ↑ "2006 Census QuickStats- Lord Howe Island (Statistical Local Area)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2007-10-25. Archived from the original on 2022-06-19. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ↑ "Lord Howe Island community thriving online" (PDF). Community Geographic Domain Names. 2009-02-11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
- ↑ "Lord Howe Island Group - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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