Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
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The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary is one of 15 marine sanctuaries administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Designated on May 11, 1994,[1] the sanctuary encompasses Script error: No such module "convert". of the Pacific Ocean along the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state, from Cape Flattery in the north to the mouth of the Copalis River, a distance of about Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] Extending Script error: No such module "convert". from the shore, it includes most of the continental shelf, as well as parts of three important submarine canyons, the Nitinat Canyon, the Quinault Canyon, and the Juan de Fuca Canyon. For Script error: No such module "convert". along the coast, the sanctuary shares stewardship with the Olympic National Park.[2] Sanctuary stewardship is also shared with the Hoh, Quileute, and Makah Tribes, as well as the Quinault Indian Nation.[3] The sanctuary overlays the Flattery Rocks, Quillayute Needles, and Copalis Rock National Wildlife Refuges.[4]
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- Protected areas of Clallam County, Washington
- Protected areas of Grays Harbor County, Washington
- Protected areas of Jefferson County, Washington
- National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States
- Protected areas established in 1994
- 1994 establishments in Washington (state)