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The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is established as the first United States National Marine Sanctuary.
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Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
Protected marine area near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, United States
Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is the site of the wreck of the USS Monitor, one of the most famous shipwrecks in U.S. history. It was designated as the country's first national marine sanctuary on February 5, 1975, and is one of only two of the seventeen national marine…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
National Marine Sanctuary
Zone in US waters designated for special protection
A U.S. National Marine Sanctuary is a federally designated area within United States waters that protects areas of the marine environment with special conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, cultural, archeological, scientific, educational, or aesthetic qualities.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)