Lord Howe Island Group

The Lord Howe Island Group is a group of 28 small islands and rocks about  north east of Sydney. The islands are governed by New South Wales. The islands became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.UNESCO,  "Lord Howe Island Group"; retrieved 2012-4-21. 

Geography
The islands were formed by a volcano which erupted for a period of about 500,000 years during the Miocene era, about 7 million years ago. This volcano is about  under the sea, and the islands are the tops of the volcano's peak. The main islands of the World Heritage Site are:
 Lord Howe Island
 Ball's Pyramid
 Admiralty Group
 Mutton Bird and Sail Rock
 Blackburn (Rabbit) Island
 Gower Island

 Related pages 
List of World Heritage Sites in Australia

References 

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Category:World Heritage Sites in Australia
Category:Islands of Australia
Category:Geography of New South Wales