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 N
George W. Bush signing proclamation to establish the Monument on June 15, 2006
Bubblegum coral
Red pencil urchin
Hawaiian squirrelfish at French Frigate Shoals
Midway Atoll
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Midway Atoll is a 2.4 sq mi atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States, and is an unorganized and unincorporated territory of the U.S.
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
…km2) of the Monument are part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, designated in 2000. The Monument also includes the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (590,991.50 acres (2,391.7 km2) and Battle of Midway National Memorial, the Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary at Kure Atoll, and the Northwestern Hawaiian…
Burning oil tanks during the Battle of Midway
Navy memorial and gooney monument with Laysan albatross chicks
360-degree panoramic view of the low-lying landscape of Eastern Island, Midway Atoll
The buildings of the Commercial Pacific Cable Company date back to 1903 (photo from 2008).