National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary Files
NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries serves as the trustee for a national network of underwater parks encompassing both marine and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes a system of national marine sanctuaries and marine national monuments. Few places on the planet can compete with the diversity of the National Marine Sanctuary System, which protects America's most iconic undersea natural and cultural resources. The system works with diverse partners and stakeholders to promote responsible, sustainable ocean uses that ensure the health of our most valued ocean and Great Lake places. By investing in innovative solutions, we strengthen these iconic places to address 21st-century challenges while supporting America's commerce and tourism. These unique locations inspire people to visit, value, and steward our nation's iconic ocean and Great Lakes places.
The legal boundaries of the national marine sanctuaries are defined within the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and the subparts therein. The GIS compatible digital boundary files for each national marine sanctuary are representations of those legal boundaries and are based on the best available data.
Complete Metadata
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| issued | 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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"Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary",
"Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary",
"Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary",
"Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary",
"Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctaury",
"Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary",
"Monitor National Marine Sanctuary",
"Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary",
"Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary",
"Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Sanctuary",
"Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary",
"Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary",
"U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries",
"Wisconsin-Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary",
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| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
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"name": "Office of National Marine Sanctuaries",
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| title | National Marine Sanctuary Digital Boundary Files |
