Lord Howe Island Group

Lord Howe Island
Geography
Location	Lord Howe Island Group, Tasman Sea
Coordinates	31°45′15″S 159°15′06″E / 31.75417°S 159.25167°ECoordinates: 31°45′15″S 159°15′06″E / 31.75417°S 159.25167°E
Area	14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Elevation	875 m (2,871 ft)
Country
	Australia
Demographics
Population	382; Tourists are restricted to 400 at any time.;
Density	26.25/km2 (68.0/sq mi)

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.^[1]

Geography

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

Lord Howe Island Group Media

Ball's Pyramid and Lord Howe Island map v2
A silhouette of Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball, the commander of HMS Supply
The extinct white swamphen, 1788 watercolour by Arthur Bowes Smyth
Lord Howe Island Maritime Museum and Information Centre
"Expedition to the South Seas: HMS Herald and steamship tender Torch" The Illustrated London News, 15 May 1852
The 1965 wreck of The Favourite in North Bay is a popular site
Island Trader, a fortnightly feature to the island, with the mountains in the background.
Shopping centre on Ned's Beach Road