Lord Howe Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkbp:annualRainfall about 1,600 mm per year
gptkbp:area 14.55 km²
gptkbp:climate subtropical
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Settlement
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Henry_Lidgbird_Ball
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1788
gptkbp:distanceFromBall'sPyramid about 23 km southeast
gptkbp:distanceFromPortMacquarie about 780 km northeast
gptkbp:distanceFromSydneyCBD about 600 km east
gptkbp:domain .au
gptkbp:endemicTo yes
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Board
gptkbp:hasAirport gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Airport
gptkbp:hasCoralReefs yes
gptkbp:hasGolfCourse yes
gptkbp:hasHospital gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Hospital
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Museum
gptkbp:hasNoIntroducedMammals no (rats were introduced, later eradicated)
gptkbp:hasNoMobilePhoneCoverage yes
gptkbp:hasPostalCode yes
gptkbp:hasRestrictedVisitorNumbers yes
gptkbp:hasSchool gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Central_School
gptkbp:hasUniqueSpecies yes
gptkbp:hasWorldHeritageStatus yes
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Mount_Gower
875 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Howe Island
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:LDH
gptkbp:islandGroup gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Group
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Tasman_Sea
gptkbp:marineBiodiversityHotspot yes
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Richard_Howe,_1st_Earl_Howe
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_woodhen
gptkbp:notableFlora Howea forsteriana (Kentia palm)
gptkbp:notableNearbyIsland gptkb:Ball's_Pyramid
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:population 382
gptkbp:populationAsOf 2021
gptkbp:postalCode 2898
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Marine_Park
gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Permanent_Park_Preserve
gptkbp:ratEradicationProject completed 2019
gptkbp:timezone UTC+10:30
gptkbp:timezoneDST UTC+11
gptkbp:touristAttraction major economic activity
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Lord_Howe_Island_Group
1982
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tasman_Sea
gptkb:Zealandia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5