Lady Musgrave Island

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The Lady Musgrave Island is a 0.275 km ² large, uninhabited coral island. It is part of the Australian state of Queensland, and is located on the eastern coast of the Australian continent and is the most southerly island of the Bunker Group with the still more southern Lady Elliot Island, the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.

History

The island was named after the wife of Sir Anthony Musgrave. In 1938, half of the island has been declared a national park until finally the rest of this included in 1967.

Flora and Fauna

The island is densely forested and inhabited by numerous birds, such as gulls, frigate birds and boobies. In the lagoon some big turtles.

Tourism and Underwater World

The most common way around the island can be reached on the location Agnes Water. The underwater world of Lady Musgrave Island is just as fascinating as the world above the sea level, if not more interesting. It get there very rare fish in large numbers. The huge coral reefs annually attract many divers. Since the island is a nature reserve, they may be entered only in small groups, the number of campers on the island is strictly limited.

Climate

The island has a tropical climate. The annual average temperature in winter is about 20 ° C and in summer at 30 ° C.