160    A sunset on the waters of the Pacific Ocean that fills a coral lagoon at Lady Musgrave Island, an uninhabited coral cay at the southern end of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, is seen by few people. Tourists regularly visit the island to dive and snorkel in the lagoon's clear waters, but only those who make the long journey to the island and camp overnight on its white sandy beaches catch a glimpse of the natural beauty of this remote destination. The small forested island becomes a temporary  home to more than 50,000 sea birds that nest in its dense trees each year. And in summer months marine turtles come ashore at night to lay their eggs in the warm sand.

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