Rabbit Island
Blackburn Island, also known locally as Rabbit Island, is a small uninhabited island in the lagoon of Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It has an area of 2.4 ha, a maximum height of 32 m and lies some 700 m off the west coast of Lord Howe within the waters of the Lord Howe Island Marine Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Islet
- Description: tiny uninhabited coral island near Lord Howe Island
- Also known as: “Blackborn Island”, “Blackburn Island”, “Goat Island”, and “Goat Islet”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lord Howe Island Airport.
Lord Howe Island Airport
Aerodrome
Lord Howe Island Airport is an airport providing air transportation to Lord Howe Island. It is operated by the Lord Howe Island Board. Prior to its opening in September 1974, Lord Howe Island was served by flying boats from Rose Bay Water Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lord Howe Island.
Lord Howe Island
Photo: 99of9, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lord Howe Island is a UNESCO world heritage declared island around 600 km off the coast of New South Wales. A place of unique beauty with volcanic mountains and rainforest lying between surf and lagoon beaches.
Rabbit Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-31.53476° or 31° 32′ 5″ southLongitude
159.05977° or 159° 3′ 35″ eastOpen location code
4RWXF385+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 157694644OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Rabbit Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blackburn Island”
- German: “Blackburn Island (New South Wales)”
- German: “Blackburn Island”
- Russian: “остров Рэббит”
- Russian: “Остров Рэббит”
- Russian: “Рэббит”
- Swedish: “Blackburn Island”
- Turkish: “Rabbit Adası (XII)”
- Turkish: “Rabbit Adası”
- Turkish: “Rabbit Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lagoon Beach and Comets Hole.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rabbit Island”. Photo: Cheggas7, CC BY-SA 4.0.