Lord Howe Island: Lord Howe Island Airport

Lord Howe Island rises from the Lord Howe Rise in the Tasman Sea off New South Wales, and its remote position has shaped a small, carefully managed island community. The crescent-shaped island is dominated by Mount Gower, reaching 875 metres, while a lagoon is enclosed by the world’s southernmost coral reef. The Lord Howe Island Group was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 1982 for its distinctive ecosystems, including endemic plants, birds and marine life. Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball sighted the island in 1788 and named it for the Earl Howe. Continue with other webcams from New South Wales to see how this part of the Tasman Sea connects with Australia’s east coast.

New South Wales is widely known within Australia for Sydney Harbour, home to the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The state extends from the Pacific coastline across the Great Dividing Range to wide inland plains within the Murray–Darling Basin. Sydney is Australia’s largest city and a major centre for finance, arts and international travel, while inland districts are strongly associated with farming and long distances between towns. The Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, form part of a UNESCO World Heritage area of eucalyptus forests, sandstone escarpments and deep valleys. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how New South Wales relates to its coast, ranges and inland country.

Australia’s terrain extends from tropical rainforests in the northeast to arid plains in the interior, producing dramatic climatic contrasts. The Great Dividing Range follows much of the eastern coast, while the Great Barrier Reef lies off Queensland in the Coral Sea and Uluru rises from the central desert. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples maintain living cultures whose connections to Country long predate European settlement. In Sydney, the sail-like Opera House, completed in 1973, stands beside one of the world’s best-known harbours. Discover further points of interest through webcams located across Australia.