Ball's Pyramid

an island and an erosional remnant of a shield volcano southeast of Lord Howe Island in the Pacific
Landform island Q152872
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Ball's Pyramid

Summary

Ball's Pyramid is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,702 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ball's Pyramid is credited with the discovery of Henry Lidgbird Ball[3].
  • Ball's Pyramid is located in New South Wales[4].
  • Ball's Pyramid is in the country of Australia[5].
  • Ball's Pyramid is on the body of water Tasman Sea[6].
  • Ball's Pyramid's instance of is recorded as island[7].
  • Ball's Pyramid's instance of is recorded as shield volcano[8].
  • Henry Lidgbird Ball is named after Ball's Pyramid[9].
  • Ball's Pyramid is part of Lord Howe Island Group[10].
  • Ball's Pyramid's Commons category is recorded as Ball's Pyramid[11].
  • Ball's Pyramid's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:30[12].
  • Ball's Pyramid's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1788[13].
  • Ball's Pyramid's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -31.754166666667, 'lon': 159.25166666667}[14].
  • Ball's Pyramid has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[15].
  • Ball's Pyramid's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Ball's Pyramid"}[16].
  • Ball's Pyramid's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.1'}[17].
  • Ball's Pyramid sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+572'}[18].
  • Ball's Pyramid covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.2'}[19].

Body

Geography

Ball's Pyramid is in the country of Australia[5]. It is located in New South Wales[4]. It is on the body of water Tasman Sea[6]. It is part of Lord Howe Island Group[10].

Physical Characteristics

Ball's Pyramid covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.2'}[19]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+572'}[18]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1.1'}[17]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[7] and shield volcano[8].

History and Context

Henry Lidgbird Ball is named after Ball's Pyramid[9].

Why It Matters

Ball's Pyramid ranks in the top 3% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,702 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . peakbagger.com. peakbagger.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/ballova-pyramida/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Ja"
  2. 25d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/ballova-pyramida/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
  3. 4w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+572'}
    Area {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.2'}
    Located in or next to body of water Tasman Sea
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Mountain", "BallsPyramid"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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