Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Restoring coral reefs
Northwestern Hawaiian islands Largest Coral Reef Monument in Tropical North Pacific
The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument was established by Presidential Proclamation 8031 on June 15, 2006 under the authority of the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431-433). It was expressly created to protect an exceptional array of natural and. cultural resources.
These and many other small islands, reefs, shoals and atolls are called the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, or the Leeward Islands. Spanning more than 1,200 miles (1,931 km) in the Pacific Ocean, all of them are uninhabited, little known and rarely visited (except for a few researchers who do their work there).
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
Location Honolulu County, Hawaii / Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Nearest city Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Coordinates 25°42′00″N 171°44′00″WCoordinates: 25°42′00″N 171°44′00″W
Area 583,000 square miles (1,510,000 km2)