Lord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Lying in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, the island is 600 km east of mainland Port Macquarie and 702 km northeast of Sydney. The island is about 10 km long and between 0.3 and 2.0 km wide with an area of 14.55 km2. Along the west coast is a semienclosed, sheltered coral reef lagoon with white sand, the most accessible of the island's 11 beaches. Both the north and south sections of the island are high ground of relatively untouched forest, in the south comprising two volcanic mountains, Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower. The Lord Howe Island Group of islands comprises 28 islands, islets, and rocks. Popular tourist activities include scuba diving, birdwatching, snorkelling, surfing, kayaking, and fishing. To relieve pressure on the small island environment, only 400 tourists are permitted at any one time.
Unesco: Lord Howe Island Group
RR: Australia & New Zealand x World
Date: Nov 29
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