🏔️ Papahānaumokuākea

United States · Americas · Mixed · 25.35°N, 170.15°W

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is a U.S. national monument listed as a World Heritage Site, encompassing 582,578 square miles of ocean waters, including ten islands and atolls of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It was first created by President George W. Bush in 2006 with an initial 140,000 square miles (360,000 km2). President Barack Obama expanded the Monument in 2016, increasing its area more than fourfold by moving its border to the limit of the exclusive economic zone, making it one of the world's largest protected areas.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
List type	🏔️ Mixed heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	25.35°N, 170.15°W · view on map

Papahānaumokuākea is a mixed World Heritage site in United States, in Americas. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Papahānaumokuākea was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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