Monitor National Marine Sanctuary

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United States national marine sanctuary marine protected area

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is a protected marine area off the coast of North Carolina that preserves the wreck of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor and its surrounding ecosystem.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Atlantic Ocean	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States national marine sanctuary ⓘ marine protected area ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designationReason	preservation of Civil War ironclad USS Monitor ⓘ protection of associated archaeological resources ⓘ
governingLaw	National Marine Sanctuaries Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConservationFocus	archaeological research ⓘ cultural resource protection ⓘ marine habitat protection ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	first U.S. national marine sanctuary designated to protect a historic shipwreck ⓘ
hasEcosystemType	marine ecosystem ⓘ offshore benthic habitat ⓘ
hasEducationPartner	regional museums and educational institutions in North Carolina ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	maritime heritage site ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	federal waters ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	protected area ⓘ
hasManagementGoal	long-term preservation of USS Monitor wreck ⓘ protection of associated biological communities ⓘ
hasPrimaryFeature	USS Monitor shipwreck NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResearchPartner	The Mariners’ Museum (Newport News, Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasResourceType	historic shipwreck site ⓘ submerged cultural resource ⓘ
hasSubject	American Civil War naval history NERFINISHED ⓘ marine conservation ⓘ maritime archaeology ⓘ
locatedIn	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ United States East Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ off the coast of North Carolina ⓘ
managingAgency	NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries NERFINISHED ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	USS Monitor NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestCity	Cape Hatteras NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestLandmark	Cape Hatteras Light NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	National Marine Sanctuary System NERFINISHED ⓘ
prohibitsActivity	removal of artifacts without permit ⓘ unauthorized disturbance of cultural resources ⓘ unauthorized salvage ⓘ
protects	cultural resources ⓘ historic shipwreck ⓘ surrounding marine ecosystem ⓘ wreck of USS Monitor ⓘ
stateTerritory	North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsActivity	education ⓘ heritage interpretation ⓘ scientific research ⓘ underwater archaeology ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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National Marine Sanctuary System → includes → Monitor National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

USS Monitor → wreckLocation → Monitor National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, Atlantic Ocean