Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
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Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is a federally protected area in Lake Michigan that preserves and interprets a dense concentration of historically significant shipwrecks off the coast of Wisconsin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary | 1 |
| Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national marine sanctuary
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ underwater cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Wisconsin shoreline
ⓘ
western Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| category |
marine protected area of the United States
ⓘ
protected areas of Wisconsin ⓘ underwater archaeological sites in the United States ⓘ |
| contains |
historic shipwrecks
ⓘ
maritime heritage resources ⓘ submerged archaeological sites ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | federal marine protected area ⓘ |
| governingLaw | National Marine Sanctuaries Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationFocus |
cultural resources
ⓘ
historic preservation ⓘ underwater archaeology ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dense concentration of shipwrecks
ⓘ
historic navigation routes ⓘ submerged cultural landscapes ⓘ |
| hasManagementGoal |
public education
ⓘ
research and monitoring ⓘ resource protection ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEcosystem | freshwater lake ecosystem ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | federally protected ⓘ |
| heritageType |
industrial heritage
ⓘ
maritime heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lake Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ Wisconsin ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States National Marine Sanctuary System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
interpretation of maritime heritage
ⓘ
preservation of historic shipwrecks ⓘ protection of underwater cultural resources ⓘ |
| region |
Great Lakes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Midwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
diving on historic shipwrecks
ⓘ
educational programs on maritime history ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ |
| topicOf |
maritime history research
ⓘ
underwater archaeological surveys ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary