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Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge

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Nearest city
  
Steuben, Maine

Area
  
25.77 km²

Address
  
Steuben, ME 04680, USA

Phone
  
+1 207-594-0600

Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge

Location
  
Hancock County, Washington County, Maine, United States

Governing body
  
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Website
  
Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge

Management
  
United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Similar
  
Petit Manan Light, Cross Island National, Seal Island National Wildlife R, Franklin Island National, Moosehorn National Wildlife R

Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Maine. It is one of the five refuges that together make up the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, along with Cross Island, Franklin Island, Seal Island, and Pond Island.

GeographyEdit

Petit Manan NWR has a surface area of 6,367 acres (25.77 km2). It is part of the Town of Steuben.

The Refuge has four mainland divisions. The 2,195-acre (8.88 km2) acre Petit Manan Point Division. The Gouldsboro Bay Division protects 623 acres (2.52 km2). The 1,028-acre (4.16 km2) Sawyer’s Marsh Division. The 431-acre (1.74 km2) Corea Heath Division.

Petit Manan NWR includes 2,078 acres (8.41 km2) acres on 41 islands, stretching the entire coastline of Maine.

References

Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge Wikipedia