Lord Howe Island
island in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of New South Wales
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Summary
Lord Howe Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,818 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Henry Lidgbird Ball[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New South Wales[4]
- Country: Australia[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tasman Sea[6]
- Instance of: unincorporated area[7]
- Named after: Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe[8]
- Location: Pacific Ocean[9]
- Postal code: 2898[10]
- Part of: Lord Howe Island Group[11], unincorporated NSW[12]
- Commons category: Lord Howe Island[13]
- Local dialing code: 0255[14], 0265[15]
- Time of discovery or invention: February 17, 1788[16]
- Highest point: Mount Gower[17]
- Official website: http://www.lordhoweisland.info[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lord Howe Island[19]
- Commons gallery: Lord Howe Island[20]
- Population: 382[21], 445[22], 360[23]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Heritage designation: listed on the Australian National Heritage List[25]
- Female population: 191[26]
- Male population: 192[27]
- Native label: Lord Howe Island[28]
- Length: 11 km[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 59 m[30]
- Area: 14.6 km²[31]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lord Howe Island include Lord Howe Island Airport[32], an airport[33], in Australia[34], founded in 1974[35] and Lord Howe Rise[36], an undersea ridge[37], in New Zealand[38].
Why It Matters
Lord Howe Island has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for it include Lord Howe Island Airport[32], an airport[33], in Australia[34], founded in 1974[35] and Lord Howe Rise[36], an undersea ridge[37], in New Zealand[38].