Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean 600 kilometres (373 mi) east of the Australian mainland. The Island group was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1982 in recognition of its unique beauty and biodiversity.

Lord Howe is roughly crescent-shaped, about 10 km (6 miles) long and 2 km (1 mile) wide. It is an eroded remnant of a 7 million-year-old shield volcano. The crescent of the island protects a coral reef and lagoon. Mount Lidgbird 777 metres (2,549 ft) and Mount Gower 875 m (2,871 ft) dominate the south end of the island.

The island is home to around 350 people, many of whom can claim an ancestry dating back to first settlement. There is a limit of 400 tourists on the island at a time.

There is nowhere on earth like Lord Howe Island. With so many extraordinary experiences to be enjoyed, most visitors stay a week or more — and many come back again, year after year!

Charles Veley, world’s most travelled person, described Lord Howe as his most favourite place on earth!