Necker Island

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Necker Island is a small, remote island in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands known for its cultural significance to Native Hawaiians and its protected status as part of a vast marine conservation area.

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Necker Island canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf culturally significant site
island
protected area
uninhabited island
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governedBy Hawaii
surface form: State of Hawaii

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
hasAccessType permit only
hasAlternativeName Moku Manamana
Lehua Island
surface form: Moku Manamana Island
hasApproximateArea about 18 hectares
hasApproximateLength about 1.3 kilometers
hasArchaeologicalSiteType ceremonial site
heiau
stone shrine
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Hawaiian religion
Native Hawaiians
hasEcosystemType tropical marine ecosystem
hasFeature narrow plateau
steep cliffs
hasLegalDesignation part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasManagementObjective conservation of marine life
protection of cultural resources
hasNativeName Mokumanamana
hasNearestMajorIslandGroup Kauaʻi
surface form: Kauai
hasProtectionStatus part of a marine national monument
restricted access
wildlife refuge
hasUse cultural practices under permit
scientific research
includedIn Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
surface form: Papahānaumokuākea UNESCO World Heritage Site
isImportantFor marine biodiversity
seabird nesting
isRemoteFrom main Hawaiian Islands
isSacredTo Native Hawaiians
locatedIn Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Ocean
partOf Hawaiian Islands
surface form: Hawaiian archipelago

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

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