Fun fact 3 about Lord Howe Island
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In 1848, one family cultivated the 'Lord Howe red onion', which was popular in the Southern Hemisphere for about 30 years.
Lord Howe Island
Australia
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Lord Howe Island
Australia
Area
15 km²
Location
Australia
Lord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, part of the Australian state of New South Wales. It lies 600 km directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, 780 km northeast of Sydney, and about 900 km southwest of Norfolk Island.
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