Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Papahānaumokuākea' has mentioned 'Monument' in the following places:
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Much of the monument is made up of pelagic and deepwater habitats, with notable features such as seamounts and submerged banks, extensive coral reefs and lagoons. | WIKI |
The monument supports 7,000 species, one quarter of which are endemic. | WIKI |
The monument receives strict conservation protection, with exceptions for traditional Native Hawaiian uses and limited tourism. | WIKI |
The monument covers roughly 583,000 square miles (1,510,000xc2xa0km2) of reefs, atolls and shallow and deep sea (out to 200 miles (320xc2xa0km) offshore) in the Pacific Oceanxc2xa0xe2x80x93 larger than all of America's national parks combined. | WIKI |
The islands included in the monument are all part of the State of Hawaii, except Midway Atoll, which is part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands insular area. | WIKI |
Henderson Field, on Midway Atoll, provides aerial access to the monument. | WIKI |
The monument's ocean area is administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). | WIKI |
The Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, with an area of 254,418.1 acres (397.53xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi; 1,029.6xc2xa0km2)[9] is in the monument and is administered by the U.S. | WIKI |
About 132,000 square miles (340,000xc2xa0km2) of the monument were already part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, which was designated in 2000. | WIKI |
The monument also includes the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (590,991.50 acres (2,391.7xc2xa0km2))[9] and Battle of Midway National Memorial, the Hawaii State Seabird Sanctuary at Kure Atoll, and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands State Marine Refuge. | WIKI |
In 2005, Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle declared parts of the monument a state marine refuge. | WIKI |
George W. Bush signing proclamation to establish the monument on June 15, 2006 | WIKI |
Monument status is quicker; it's more comprehensive; and it's more permanent. | WIKI |
Only an act of Congress can undo a monument designation. | WIKI |
On February 27, 2007, President Bush amended Proclamation 8031, naming the monument "Papahxc4x81naumokuxc4x81kea",[30] inspired by the names of the Hawaiian creator goddess Papahxc4x81naumoku and her husband Wxc4x81kea. | WIKI |
[31][32] At the ceremony, Laura Bush and Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced the name change and helped raise public awareness about the monument. | WIKI |
[33] On May 15, 2007, President Bush announced his intention to submit the monument for Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) status, which would "alert mariners to exercise caution in the ecologically important, sensitive, and hazardous area they are entering. | WIKI |
"[34] In October 2007, the Marine Environmental Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization designated the monument as a PSSA. | WIKI |
In August 2016, President Barack Obama expanded the area of the monument by roughly four times. | WIKI |
The expanded monument was at that time the world's largest marine protected area. | WIKI |
As a mixed site with natural and cultural resources, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) commented on the natural features of the monument, and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) assessed its cultural aspects. | WIKI |
Federal researchers continue to study the monument's marine resources. | WIKI |
On August 3, 2015, divers found the wreck of the USNS Mission San Miguel (T-AO-129) within the monument. | WIKI |
With 5.5 million sea birds nesting in the monument every year and 14 million residing in it seasonally it is collectively the largest tropical seabird rookery in the world, and includes 99% of the worldxe2x80x99s Laysan Albatross (vulnerable) and 98% of the worldxe2x80x99s Black-footed Albatross (endangered). | UNESCO |
A Monument Protection Plan has been drawn up by key stakeholders, which will act as the guiding document for the property over the next 15 years. | UNESCO |