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Suite 3, Level 1,
50 Clarence St Sydney 2000
Tel
+61 2 9262 6585
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+61 2 9262 6638
www.pinetrees.com.au
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Lord Howe Island is a rare place where people still ride bicycles, where fish are abundant, where indigenous Kentia palms and pure white sand fringe an aqua lagoon and where the translucent ocean rolls in on "Blinky", our magnificent surfing beach.
It is one of the most beautiful, unspoilt islands imaginable, fringed by the most southerly coral reef in the world. It lies in the South Pacific only 700 kilometres north-east of Sydney, or south-east of Brisbane.
Lord Howe boasts such spectacular scenery and special environs, that it was one of the first places in the world to acquire a World Heritage listing. The Island is surrounded by Marine Parks managed by the NSW and Australian Governments.
Born from a
volcanic eruption some seven million years ago, it has the southern-most
coral reef in the world. The Island is 11 kms long and barely 2 kms at
its widest point. Two-thirds of the island is covered in natural forests,
Banyan trees and Kentia palms.
The
waters are crystal clear, the beaches are pristine, there is no pollution,
birds and marine life abound. The towering peaks of Mt Lidgbird and Mt
Gower dominate the southern tip of the Island. There are about 350 permanent
residents.
Website of the Lord Howe Island Tourism Association