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Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

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Location
  
Atlantic Ocean

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Area
  
4,913 square miles (12,720 km)

Created
  
September 15, 2016 (2016-September-15)

Governing body
  
U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Commerce

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a marine national monument of the United States off the coast of New England, on the edge of Georges Bank. It was created by President Barack Obama on September 15, 2016. It is the first U.S. national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Geography and geology

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The National Monument protects several underwater seamounts (Bear, Mytilus, Physalia, and Retriever Seamounts) and three submarine canyons in the edge of the continental shelf (Oceanographer, Lydonia, and Gilbert).

Biology and ecology

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The area is home to rare and endangered species, including sperm whales, fin whales, sei whales and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles.

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References

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