Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

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UNESCO World Heritage Site marine protected area national monument

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is a vast protected marine area in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its exceptional biodiversity, cultural significance, and largely pristine ocean ecosystems.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → marine protected area → national monument →
area	about 1,510,000 square kilometers → about 582,578 square miles →
contains	Northwestern Hawaiian Islands → surface form: French Frigate Shoals Kure Atoll → Laysan Island → Lisianski Island → Midway Atoll → Necker Island → Nihoa Island NERFINISHED → Pearl and Hermes Atoll → atolls → coral reef ecosystems → deepwater habitats → seamounts → submerged banks →
country	United States of America →
culturalSignificance	associated with Hawaiian creation stories → sacred to Native Hawaiians →
dateEstablished	2006-06-15 →
establishedBy	George W. Bush → Presidential Proclamation → surface form: Presidential Proclamation 8031
governingBody	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration → Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources → surface form: State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service →
hasBiodiversityStatus	one of the world’s largest marine conservation areas →
hasConservationStatus	largely pristine marine ecosystem →
hasHeritage	Native Hawaiian cultural heritage →
IUCNCategory	Ia →
locatedIn	Hawaii → Northwestern Hawaiian Islands → Pacific Ocean →
managementObjective	strict nature reserve →
namedAfter	Papahānaumoku → Wākea →
partOf	Hawaii → surface form: State of Hawaii
primaryUseRestriction	limited access and strict regulation of human activities →
protects	Chelonia mydas → surface form: Hawaiian green sea turtle Hawaiian monk seal → Laysan albatross → black-footed albatross → endemic Hawaiian reef fishes →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ix) → (vi) → (viii) → (x) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2010 →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S. Pacific national monuments → hasPart → Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument →

Hawaiian Islands → hasProtectedArea → Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument →

Hawaii → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument →

U.S. Pacific national wildlife refuges → includes → Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument →