Rose Atoll

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Rose Atoll is a remote, uninhabited coral atoll in the South Pacific Ocean known for its rich marine biodiversity and status as a protected wildlife refuge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coral atoll
marine protected area
uninhabited island
wildlife refuge
access restricted
administeredAs National Wildlife Refuge System
surface form: National Wildlife Refuge
administeredBy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Presidential Proclamation
surface form: Presidential Proclamation 8337
designatedAsMarineNationalMonument 2009
designatedAsWildlifeRefuge 1973
governingBody government of American Samoa
surface form: Government of American Samoa

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
hasBiodiversity high
hasEcosystemType coral reef ecosystem
lagoon ecosystem
hasEndangeredSpecies giant clam
green sea turtle
hawksbill sea turtle
hasFeature coral reef
lagoon
small islets
hasIslet Rose Island
Sand Island
hasLegalStatus U.S. federal protected area
no permanent human settlement allowed
humanPopulation 0
importantFor coral reef conservation
sea turtle nesting
seabird nesting
isTypeOfAtoll ring-shaped coral atoll
knownFor pristine coral reefs
rich marine biodiversity
sea turtle nesting
seabird colonies
locatedIn Polynesia
South Pacific Ocean
Southern Hemisphere
nearestInhabitedTerritory Tutuila
surface form: Tutuila, American Samoa
partOf Rose Atoll self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rose Atoll Marine National Monument

Rose Atoll self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Pacific unorganized territories
surface form: United States Minor Outlying Islands
protectedAreaStatus marine national monument
wildlife refuge
region Oceania
sovereignState United States of America
territoryOf American Samoa
uninhabited true

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American Samoa hasPart Rose Atoll
Rose Atoll partOf Rose Atoll self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Rose Atoll partOf Rose Atoll self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rose Atoll Marine National Monument
Samoa Time Zone regionCovered Rose Atoll