Introduction :
Lord Howe Island is a cresently shaped volcanic remnants of a seven million year old shield volcano in the Tasman Sea between the Australia and Zealand. The island is around 10 km long and 0.3-2 km wide with an area of 14.55 square km. The Lord Howe island is famous for its virtualy untouched natural forests with many unique plants and animals found nowhere else on world as well as the clear waters of its beaches and lagoon housing the world’s southernmost barrier coral reefs.
General landscape of the island
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Kentia Palms and Norfolk Island Pines near the lagoon
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Herring Pools
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Coral reef in the lagoon
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History :
The first sighting of Lord Howe Island was in 178 by British navy officer, Henry Lidgbird Ball during his shipping of the first settlers to Norfolk Island. The first permanent settlement in the island was established in 1834 when 3 men rom the British whaling barque Caroline was employed to establish a supply station on the island. In 1883, regular shipping service was available to the island and the number of tourists gradually increase and became the second biggest source of external income for the island.
View of Mount Lidgbird and Mount Gower from Mount Eliza
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Wreck of a flying boat that crashed in the 1940s
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The wedding flower
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Beautiful waters at the lagoon beach
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Getting there :
Lord Howe Island currently houses an airport named after the island Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) and is linked to flights from Brisbane and Sydney as well as Port Macquarie.