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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands now a National Monument
Posted: 15 June 2006 11:15 AM
Last Update: 16 June 2006 12:06 AM
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Environment
Last Update: 16 June 2006 12:06 AM
Author: Dr. Luiz Rocha ( Rocha )
Related Link: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
The White House has announced that President Bush is expected to designate the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands the United States’ 75th national monument later today.
WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday is expected to announce the creation of the world’s largest marine protected area — a group of remote Hawaiian islands that cover 84 million acres and are home to 7,000 species of birds, fish and marine mammals, at least a quarter of which are unique to Hawaii.
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands comprise 139,000 square miles of largely uninhabited islands, atolls, pristine coral reefs and underwater seamounts.