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On the Web
- Lord Howe Island - Official website of the Lord Howe Island Tourism Association and the Lord Howe Island Visitors Centre.
- Wikipedia - Lord Howe Island - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the island's history and geography.
- Lord Howe Islands Heritage - A dedicated page from Environment Australia featuring the exceptional natural and cultural values of Lord Howe. Includes a brief history and features of the islands plus several photos.
- Text and Views of Lord Howe - Explores the geological and biological origins of Lord Howe Island. Written by a regular visitor who has included thumbnail images linked to larger photographs.
- Lord Howe Island Nature Tours - Offers fully guided tours of this World Heritage listed island. Find tour overviews, image galleries, testimonials and contact details.
- Capella Lodge and Apartments - Details of resort accommodation, restaurant and activities on Lord Howe island. Also includes information about reservations, rates and packages plus a news and explore the island section.
- Somerset Apartments - Centrally located accommodation on World Heritage listed Lord Howe Island. Includes details on birdlife, history, tours, activities, how to get there and booking information.
- UNESCO Lord Howe Island Group - An almost useless site that only contains three links, one of which is out of date.
- Leanda Lei Apartments - Offering accommodation in a studio or one and two bedroom self contained units on Lord Howe Island.
- Pinetrees Lodge - Offers accommodation with all meals in the largest lodge on Lord Howe Island. Information on the history of Pinetrees, current activities and photos of rooms included.
Wikipedia Articles
- Lord Howe Island Thrush - The Lord Howe Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus vinitinctus), also known as Vinous-tinted Thrush or Lord Howe Island Vinous-tinted blackbird, is an extinct subspecies of the Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus). It was endemic to Lord Howe Island where is was named Doctor Bird or Ouzel by the islanders.
- Lord Howe Woodhen - The Lord Howe Island Rail, Gallirallus sylvestris, also known as the Lord Howe Rail or popularly in Australia as the Lord Howe Island Woodhen, is a flightless bird of the rail family (Rallidae). It is endemic to Lord Howe Island off the Australian coast.
- Lord Howe Island butterflyfish - The Lord Howe Island butterflyfish, Amphichaetodon capistratus, is a butterflyfish of the family Chaetodontidae, found along the east coast of Australia, around Lord Howe Island, and down the east coast of Northland in New Zealand, at depths of between 10 and 150 m. They are up to 20 cm long.
- Norfolk Starling - The Norfolk Starling (Aplonis fusca, formerly Aplonis fuscus) was described in 1836 by John Gould as Tasman Starling which occurred on Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. However, Australian ornithologist Gregory Macalister Mathews recognized in 1928 that the plumage of the race from Lord Howe Island was much browner and more greyish than the plumage of the Norfolk Island race and so he split Aplonis fuscus into the nominate race Aplonis fusca ...
- Lord Howe Flax Snail - The Lord Howe Placostylus, Placostylus bivaricosus, is a large terrestrial snail found only on Lord Howe Island off the east coast of Australia. Its status has declined from common to endangered since rats were accidentally introduced to the World Heritage island in 1918.