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Lord Howe Island Project Brochure
1. LORD HOWE ISLAND
BROCHURE BY TALIA
PLANTS AND ANIMALS location
There are no snakes, venomous or Lord Howe is an irregularly shaped
stinging insects, animals, plants and no crescent volcanic remnant.
day-time sharks off the beaches.
The island is in the South West of the
There are 18 land bird species that Pacific Ocean, approximately, 600 km
breed on the island, and over 14 East of Port Maquarie, and 700 km
species of seabirds that nest on the North East of Sydney.
island. † ABOUT THE ISLAND ¢
Lord Howe Island is 11km long, and
Lord Howe is also home to the worlds between 2.8km and 600m wide. I have put this brochure together from a number
rarest bird - the Woodhen. of different websites. Some good websites I found
You can fly to Lord Howe Island on about the island include:
The island is also home to many turtles, Qantas Airlines. Flight time is under
• Lord Howe Island Info Website
whales, coral, starfish, tung shells (also two hours, with flights departing from
known as sea snails), lobsters, jellyfish, Sydney on most days, and from • The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
squid, Kingfish, and dolphins. Brisbane on weekends. • Wikipedia and other websites
2. Island Island Island
Activities History Management
Prior to European settlement, there were Before 1855, the British had official control
no people who lived on the island. The of Lord Howe Island. In 1855,
island was discovered in 1788. management of the island was passed to
The island was named after Richard Howe, New South Wales Government.
First Earl Howe, who was First Lord of the The island is now managed by the Lord
Admiralty at the time. The name was Howe Island Board as part of New South
picked by Lt. Henry Lidgebird Ball - who Wales.
also named a mountain after himself. It was
Lt Ball who discovered the island. There are seven people on the management
board, including four from the island
Tourists can climb the tallest In June 1834, permanent settlement began. community. The board meets every three
mountains on the island. The island Three men were left to establish a supply months on the island.
also has rain forests, volcanic station. They would supply ships that were
mountains, palm fronds and transferring goods between New Zealand The island itself has a population of 350
grasslands. and Sydney. people.
Tourists can go on bush walks, and
can stay in lodges on the island.
Other tourist activities include
swimming, snorkeling and going on
boat rides around the island.
Tourists also love to visit the many
beaches on the island.
You can also go bike riding, play
golf and lawn bowls, tennis, surfing,
Unofficial flag of Lord Howe Island
and hand feed fish. For tourists that
like to take a break there is a day
spa and beauty facility.