Established in 2008 and later inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Phoenix Islands Protected Area was, at the time of its creation, one of the largest and deepest marine protected areas on the planet.
Record no. MRB-2026-006910
One of the World's Largest Marine Protected Areas at Its Designation
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