Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island

Satellite photo of the island
Geography
Location	Lord Howe Island Group
Coordinates	31°33′S 159°05′E
Major islands	Lord Howe Island, Admiralty Group, Mutton Bird Islands, and Balls Pyramid
Area	14.55 km^2 (5.62 sq mi)
Highest elevation	875 m (2871 ft)
Highest point	Mount Gower
Administration
Australia
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/km^2 (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

1. "Regional Statistics - New South Wales" (PDF). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
2. "Port Macquarie". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
3. "Profile of the Electoral Division Sydney". Australian Electoral Commission. 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Lord Howe Island Group - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.