Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
national monument in the United States
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is a World Heritage site. It is often called Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. The site covers 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2) of ocean waters that includes ten islands and atolls. The size is larger than the country of Greece.
| Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument | |
|---|---|
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
 Hawaiian squirrelfish at French Frigate Shoals, Papahānaumokuākea | |
| Location | Hawaii / Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| Nearest city | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| Coordinates | 25°42′00″N 171°44′00″W / 25.70000°N 171.73333°W |
| Area | 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2) |
| Established | June 15, 2006 |
| Governing body | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fish and Wildlife Service, Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources |
| Type | Mixed |
| Criteria | iii, vi, viii, ix, x |
| Designated | 2010 |
| Reference no. | 1326 |
| State Party |  United States |
| Region | Europe and North America |
The area was made a national monument by U.S. President George W. Bush on June 15, 2006. It became a World Heritage site on July 30, 2010.[1]
Papahānaumokuākea supports 7,000 species. One quarter of the species are endemic.
References
change- ↑ "World Heritage Committee inscribes two new sites on World Heritage List". UNESCO. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
Other websites
change- UNESCO: World Heritage Site profile: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
- USFWS: Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- USFWS: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge