Established in January 2009 by Presidential Proclamation 8336 and expanded in 2014 by Presidential Proclamation 9173, the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument consists of Wake, Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; and Palmyra Atoll, which all lie to the south and west of Hawaii. The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument is one of the largest marine protected areas in the world and an important part of the most widespread collection of marine life on the planet under a single country's jurisdiction.
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Image courtesy of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service.
Established in January 2009 by Presidential Proclamation 8336 and expanded in 2014 by Presidential Proclamation 9173, the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument consists of Wake, Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; and Palmyra Atoll, which all lie to the south and west of Hawaii. The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument is one of the largest marine protected areas in the world and an important part of the most widespread collection of marine life on the planet under a single country's jurisdiction. Download larger version (jpg, 489 KB).
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