Lord Howe Island

Summary

Lord Howe Island is an island^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Lord Howe Island is credited with the discovery of Henry Lidgbird Ball^[3].
• Lord Howe Island is located in New South Wales^[4].
• Lord Howe Island is in the country of Australia^[5].
• Lord Howe Island is on the body of water Tasman Sea^[6].
• Lord Howe Island's instance of is recorded as island^[7].
• Lord Howe Island's instance of is recorded as unincorporated area^[8].
• Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe is named after Lord Howe Island^[9].
• Lord Howe Island took place at Pacific Ocean^[10].
• Lord Howe Island's postal code is recorded as 2898^[11].
• Lord Howe Island is part of Lord Howe Island Group^[12].
• Lord Howe Island is part of unincorporated NSW^[13].
• Lord Howe Island's Commons category is recorded as Lord Howe Island^[14].
• Lord Howe Island's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+10:30^[15].
• Lord Howe Island's located in time zone is recorded as Australia/Lord_Howe^[16].
• Lord Howe Island's local dialing code is recorded as 0255^[17].
• Lord Howe Island's local dialing code is recorded as 0265^[18].
• Lord Howe Island's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 17, 1788^[19].
• Lord Howe Island's highest point is recorded as Mount Gower^[20].
• Lord Howe Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -31.55, 'lon': 159.08333333333}^[21].
• Lord Howe Island's official website is recorded as http://www.lordhoweisland.info^[22].
• Lord Howe Island's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lord Howe Island^[23].
• Lord Howe Island's Commons gallery is recorded as Lord Howe Island^[24].
• Lord Howe Island has a population of {'amount': '+382'}^[25].
• Lord Howe Island has a population of {'amount': '+445'}^[26].
• Lord Howe Island has a population of {'amount': '+360'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Lord Howe Island 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]. Part of include Lord Howe Island Group^[12], an archipelago^[28], in Australia^[29] and unincorporated NSW^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Lord Howe Island covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[30]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+59'}^[31]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+11'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+382'}^[25], {'amount': '+445'}^[26], and {'amount': '+360'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[7] and unincorporated area^[8]. Lord Howe Island's heritage designation is recorded as listed on the Australian National Heritage List^[33].

History and Context

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe is named after Lord Howe Island^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lord Howe Island include Lord Howe Rise^[34], an undersea ridge^[35], in New Zealand^[36] and Lord Howe Island Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Australia^[39], founded in 1974^[40].

Why It Matters

Lord Howe Island has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include Lord Howe Rise^[34], an undersea ridge^[35], in New Zealand^[36] and Lord Howe Island Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in Australia^[39], founded in 1974^[40].