Lord Howe Island
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Entity:
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Lord Howe Island
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Main prefix:
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VK9L
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Other prefixes logged:
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Time zone:
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UTC +10 h 30 min.
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Continent:
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Australia and Oceania
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ITU zone:
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60
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CQ zone:
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30
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| Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups | OC004 Lord Howe Island. |
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Population:
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350 permanent residents. Tourists are restricted to 400 at
any one time.
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Geographic
coordinates: |
31° 33' S, 159° 05' E
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Independence:
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none (part of Australia)
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Government
type: |
The Lord Howe Island Board (consists of 3 elected local
residents). |
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Dependency
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Part of the state of New South Wales.
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