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Lord Howe Marine Park: Geographic Profile and Protected Marine Landscape Assessment
Mapping offshore seamounts and reef systems in the Tasman Sea.
Lord Howe Marine Park stands as a major protected area within Australian Commonwealth waters, defined by its immense scale and complex underwater topography. The park guards unique seafloor structures including ridges, plateaus, and the isolated reef environments of the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs. This geographic overview highlights the park's role as a biological convergence zone where oceanic currents drive nutrient cycles and sustain significant seabird colonies and cetacean migration paths.
- Area
- 110,126 km²
- Established
- 2018
- IUCN
- IV
- Relief
- Lowland




