Willis Island is part of the Coral Sea Island Territories, a mostly uninhabited chain of islands east of Cairns. Located on the outskirts of the Great Barrier Reef, Willis Island is also a destination for wildlife sightings and coral reef diving. The Meteorological Bureau weather monitoring station on the island has existed since 1921. It was established to track cyclone activity to warn Queensland, one of Australia’s biggest states. Willis Island is otherwise uninhabited, and today, the population is fewer than five people. The only humans that make their home on this tiny island—just 1,600 feet long and 490 feet wide—are meteorologists manning a weather monitoring station. From the ship’s deck you'll see thousands of seabirds such as Boobies, wedge-tailed shearwaters and sooty terns. Other highlights include a nearby coral reef and turtle nesting ground.
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