Papahānaumokuākea is a large, isolated linear community of low-lying islets and atolls surrounded by ocean, approximately 250 km northwest of the main Hawaiian Islands and stretching for approximately 1,931 square kilometers. The area has profound cosmological and traditional significance to living Native Hawaiian cultures as an ancestral environment, a manifestation of Hawaiian concepts of kinship with the natural world, and a place where life is believed to originate and where the soul returns after death. Archaeological remains related to pre-European settlement and use are found on the islands of Nihoa and Makumanamana. The majority of the site consists of pelagic and deep-sea habitats, with notable features such as seamounts and underwater shoals, extensive coral reefs, and lagoons. It is one of the largest marine protected areas (MPAs) in the world.
| location of creation |
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument |
| number of rooms |
lccn-n2010031463 |
| office held by head of the organization |
http://g.co/kg/m/0dt840 |
| Commons category |
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument |
| inception |
2006-06-15T00:00:00Z |
| coordinate location |
Point(-171.73333333 25.7) |
| has cause |
Proclamation 8031 |
| Commons gallery |
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument |
| detail map |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NHINM.png |
| area |
1508870 |
| area |
36207499 |
| area |
582578 |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (x) |
| World Heritage criteria |
World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| object has role |
Eliza Fraser |
| image |
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sanc1404%20-%20Flickr%20-%20NOAA%20Photo%20Library.jpg |
| located in the administrative territorial entity |
territorial waters of the United States |
| operator |
Office of Hawaiian Affairs |
| executive body |
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument |
| official website |
http://www.papahanaumokuakea.gov/about/welcome.html |
| language of work or name |
English |
| start time |
2010-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name |
باباهاناوْموكواكيا، في هاواي |
| official name |
Papahānaumokuākea |
| official name |
Papahānaumokuākea |
| official name |
Papahānaumokuākea |
| official name |
パパハナウモクアケア |
| official name |
Papahānaumokuākea |
| official name |
Национальный морской парк «Папаханаумокуакеа» |
| official name |
帕帕哈瑙莫夸基亚国家海洋保护区 |
| volume as quantity |
World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| volume as quantity |
World Heritage selection criterion (x) |
| official name |
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument |
| end time |
2007-02-28T00:00:00Z |
