Laysan Albatross resting on the refuge time capsule

Laysan Albatross resting on the refuge’s freshly installed/dedicated time capsule. The special event is the 100th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge native garden. Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is situated midway across the world’s largest ocean, 1,200 miles northwest of Honolulu, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge is a place of astonishing beauty. From the air, one sees the surrounding cobalt sea breaking white over the barrier reef into an aquamarine lagoon holding the atolls three low-lying islands. The refuge provides nesting habitat for over 2 million sea birds, including 2 species of albatrossthe Laysan and the black-footed. For more information about Midway National Wildlife Refuge, please visit: http://refuges.fws.gov/profiles/index.cfm?id=12520 March 14, 2003 ELECTRONIC IMAGE ONLY