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What is the Time in Lord Howe Island in Australia
The current local time in Lord Howe is displayed on the analog clock running
live above. The Zone Time in Lord Howe Island in Australia is UTC+10:30 hours
which is the LHST or Lord Howe Standard Time.
However, at this time in Lord Howe Island in Australia, DST or Daylight Saving
Time is used between October and April. This means that the clock time in Lord
Howe Island in Australia zone time will be added with 30 minutes to read
UTC+11:00 hours which is called the LHDT or the Lorde Howe Daylight Saving Time on the first
Sunday of October and then the 30 minutes extra time will be reverted back to
read the original zone time of Lord Howe Island on the first Sunday of April
next year. The Lord Howe Island in Australia is regulated by the Standard Time
Act of 1987 which prescribes the time zone and DST etc. It is known that the
unusual advancement of 30 minutes from zone time as DST is aimed at having the
same time zone as many parts of New South Wales when the state observes DST.
Area, Population and GDP at this Time in Lord Howe Island
At this time in Lord Howe Island comprises of 28 islands with a combined area
of 14.55 square kilometers. There is hardly any area covered by water. The
Census in 2011 confirms the total population as just 360 people living on these
islands. Tourists are restricted to 400 people at any given time. The population
density thus comes to about 24 people per square kilometer.
Climate at this Time in Lord Howe Island
At this time in Lord Howe Island, the climate is classified to be of
subtropical climate type. Actually the climate is Humid Subtropical Climate. The
summer temperatures are mild with ocassional heavy showers where as the winters
are cool with uniform rainfall. The summer gets the easterly winds which carry
salt from the rough seas generated by these easterly winds and in the winters
get the westerlies. The most winds are felt in the month of July. The
highest temperature ever recorded at any time in history is 31.3 deg C or 88.3
deg F and the lowest was recorded at 05.9 deg C or 42.6 deg F. The average
yearly temperatures are between 22 to 17 deg C or 72 to 62 deg F. At this time
Lord Howe Island in Australia receives about 150 cm rain on an average spread
over 205 days in a year. The remaining about 67 odd days have clear skies. The
climate of Lord Howe Island in Australia is ideal for cultivation of Kentia
Palm. The Kentia Palm seed export is a main part of the economy of the Lord Howe
Island at this time.
Tourism at this Time in Lord Howe Island
At this time in Lord Howe Island, Tourism is one of the main part of the
islands economy. Considering its location and size, the government has kept a
cap on the number of tourists at any time in these island at 400 people to ease
the pressure on the resources in the small island. Tourists visit Lord Howe
Island by air from Sydney or Brisbane in about two hours. At this time the
tourist activities in Lord Howe Island includes Scuba diving, Birdwatching,
Snorkelling, Kayaking, Fishing, Surfing etc. The necessisities are shipped from
Port Macquarie by the Island Trader. The Lord Howe Island in Australia also has
a small hospital with just about four beds. Power comes from diesel generators.
There is no public transport or mobile phone towers but public telephone, fax
and internet facilities are available.
Tourist Activities at this Time in Lord Howe Island in Australia
Accommodation available at this time in Lord Howe Island in Australia are
villas and luxury lodges and appartments. There are two banks and Australian
Dollar is used as currency in the Island. Tourists will have to refrain from
climbing trees as recreational activity because the government has prohibited
climbing to protect the Lord Howe Island stick insect which are in the list of
endangered species. To top it all tourists may have to use rain water harvested
in tanks and bore well water for washing and bathing like the islanders do even
at this time. But there is a 9 hole Golf course, lawn bowls, tennis and deep sea
game fishing if a trouist wants to indulge in Lord Howe Island in Australia.
Tourists can also enjoy Kayaking, Wind surfing, Kite Surfing, Yatching, glass
bottom boat tours, snorkling, scuba diving etc in the lagoons which suddenly
drops to some 120 feet depth where black correl and gorgonia grows on the
vertical walls.
Government at this Time in Lord Howe Island
At this time in Lord Howe Island, the government is called the Lord Howe
Island Board which is a Statutory Authority under the provisions of the Lord
Howe Island act passed in 1953. The board is responsible to the NSW Minister for
the Environment. The Lord Howe Island Board forms part of the Department of
Planning and Environment cluster which happens to be the lead New South Wales
Government agency which has two related agencies called the Office of the
Environment and Heritage and the other being the Office of the Local Government.
It is the Office of the Local Government which oversees the functioning of the
Lord Howe Island Board. The Board consists of 4 members elected by the local
community and another 3 members appointed by the Minister. The board has the
responsibility of complete management, control and care of the entire Lord Howe
Island affairs and trade. Like any other government, this board is also
entrusted with the responsibility of welfare and administration of all residents
in all the islands constituting the Lord Howe Island in Australia at this time.
Languages at this Time in Lord Howe Island
The Official language at this time in Lord Howe Island is English. But some
locals are known to speak Norfolk also.
Why is it named Lord Howe Island?
Lord Howe Island was first sighted by the crew of HMS Supply on 17 February 1788 whist sailing from the new settlement at Port Jackson to Norfold Islands to establish a new penel colony. The Commander of the ship Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball called the island as Lord Howe Island after Earl Richard Howe who was the First Lord of the Admirality as found out from the diaryes of the Master of HMS Supply David Blackburn who also praised the aboundance of turtles, fish and land birds on these islands. When they discovered the island there were no human being living at that time on Lord Howe Island. The first settlement was in 1833 by New Zealand settlers.