Claim: Lord Howe Island is an important transit and refueling point, it is located 600 km (373 mi) to the west is the Australian mainland whose population is about 24.5 million and some countries are close to the Island.
Evidence: Lord Howe Island (/haʊ/; formerly Lord Howe's Island) is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, 600 km (320 nmi) directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, 780 km (420 nmi) northeast of Sydney, and about 900 km (490 nmi) southwest of Norfolk Island.