Mariana Trench Marine National Monument
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The Mariana Trench Marine National Monument is a U.S.-designated protected marine area in the western Pacific Ocean that conserves the world’s deepest ocean trench and its unique deep-sea ecosystems.
Aliases (6)
- Marianas Trench Marine National Monument ×2
- Islands Unit of Marianas Trench Marine National Monument ×1
- Islands Unit of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument ×1
- Mariana Trench Marine National Monument area ×1
- Trench Unit of Marianas Trench Marine National Monument ×1
- Volcanic Unit of Marianas Trench Marine National Monument ×1
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine national monument
→
marine protected area → protected area → |
| allowedUse |
non-extractive activities (regulated)
→
scientific research (permitted) → |
| conservationValue |
geological significance
→
high endemism of species → scientific research importance → |
| contains |
abyssal plain habitats
→
subduction zone features → world’s deepest known ocean point → |
| country | United States of America → |
| createdBy | Presidential Proclamation → |
| designation | U.S. National Monument → |
| ecosystemType |
deep-sea ecosystem
→
hadal zone ecosystem → pelagic ecosystem → |
| governingBody |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
→
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → |
| hasCharacteristic |
extreme ocean depths
→
limited human access → remote location → unique chemosynthetic communities → |
| jurisdiction | federal → |
| legalStatus | no-take marine protected area (in core zones) → |
| locatedIn |
Northern Mariana Islands
→
surface form: "Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands"
Guam → Mariana Trench → U.S. territorial waters → western Pacific Ocean → |
| managingAgency |
U.S. Department of Commerce
→
United States Department of the Interior →
surface form: "U.S. Department of the Interior"
|
| partOf |
National Wildlife Refuge System
→
surface form: "U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System"
|
| protectsFeature |
Challenger Deep
→
Mariana Trench → deep-sea coral communities → hydrothermal vents → seamounts → volcanic features → |
| purpose |
conservation of deep-sea ecosystems
→
protection of marine biodiversity → protection of unique geological features → |
| threat |
climate change
→
deep-sea mining (potential) → marine debris → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Marianas Trench Marine National Monument"
this entity surface form: "Trench Unit of Marianas Trench Marine National Monument"
this entity surface form: "Volcanic Unit of Marianas Trench Marine National Monument"
this entity surface form: "Islands Unit of Marianas Trench Marine National Monument"
this entity surface form: "Marianas Trench Marine National Monument"
this entity surface form: "Islands Unit of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument"
this entity surface form: "Mariana Trench Marine National Monument area"