Lord Howe Island Marine Park consists of the waters 3 nautical miles (6 km) off Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, and about from Norfolk Island. The island is about 11 km long and between 2.8 km and 0.6 km wide with an area of...

, Balls Pyramid and a New South Wales state marine park. The waters 3 to 12 nautical miles (6 to 22 km) from Lord Howe Island and Balls Pyramid were declared a federal marine park on 21 June 2000, see Lord Howe Island Marine Park (Commonwealth waters)

Lord Howe Island Marine Park (commonwealth waters)

Lord Howe Island Marine Park is a 3000.63 km² marine park managed by the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage, protecting the waters surrounding Lord Howe Island. It is adjacent to the 465.45 km² Lord Howe Island Marine Park managed by the Marine Parks Authority New...

. The park complements the island group's status as a World Heritage site

World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...

. Its primary objective is to protect marine biodiversity

Biodiversity

Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...

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