Lord Howe Islands

Lord Howe Islands, a main island, 5 sq. m. in extent, with some small islets, lying in the Pacific in 31° 33' S. lat. and 159° 5' E. long., 300 miles E. of Port Macquarie in New South Wales. It was discovered by Lieutenant Ball in 1788, colonised in 1840, and is attached administratively to New South Wales. The flora is very rich, banyan-trees being particularly conspicuous. The surrounding waters are full of fish. The island consists of three volcanic ridges, rising to 2840 feet, and is crescentic in shape. Pop. (1859) 300; (1895) 60.—A group of the Solomon Islands bears the same name; and a Lord Howe's Island is one of the Society Isles.