Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Hawaiian squirrelfish at French Frigate Shoals, Papahānaumokuākea
Location	Hawaii / Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Nearest city	Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Coordinates	25.70000°N 171.73333°W / 25.70000; -171.73333
Area	140,000 square miles (360,000 km2)
Established	June 15, 2006
Governing body	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fish and Wildlife Service, Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Type	Mixed
Criteria	iii, vi, viii, ix, x
Designated	2010
Reference no.	1326
State Party	United States
Region	Europe and North America

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is a World Heritage site. It is often called Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument. The site covers 140,000 square miles (360,000 km²) of ocean waters that includes ten islands and atolls. The size is larger than the country of Greece.

The area was made a national monument by U.S. President George W. Bush on June 15, 2006. It became a World Heritage site on July 30, 2010.

Papahānaumokuākea supports 7,000 species. One quarter of the species are endemic.

Other websites

• UNESCO: World Heritage Site profile: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
• USFWS: Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
• USFWS: Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge