Nearest city Friday Harbor, WA Phone +1 360-378-2240 Management Bureau of Land Management | Area 4.047 km² Established March 25, 2013 | |
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Location San Juan, Whatcom, and Skagit Counties, Washington, USA Created March 25, 2013 (2013-March-25) Governing body Bureau of Land Management Website San Juan Islands National Monument Address 37 Washburn Pl, Lopez Island, WA 98261, United States | ||
Sights and sounds san juan islands national monument
San Juan Islands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the Salish Sea in the state of Washington. The monument protects archaeological sites of the Coast Salish peoples, lighthouses and relics of early European American settlers in the Pacific Northwest, and biodiversity of the island life in the region. The monument was created from existing federal land by President Barack Obama on March 25, 2013 under the Antiquities Act.
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Merle wildman at the san juan islands national monument
Geography
The national monument consists of approximately 75 separate sites totaling roughly 1,000 acres (4 km2) in area. They are managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.
References
San Juan Islands National Monument Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA