Natural Park of the Coral Sea

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Natural Park of the Coral Sea
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Natural Park of the Coral Sea
Natural Park of the Coral Sea
Location New Caledonia
Area1,292,967 square kilometres (499,217 sq mi)
Established2014
Governing bodyFrance

The Natural Park of the Coral Sea (French : Le Parc Naturel de la Mer de Corail), founded in 2014, is a marine park located in New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France. As of 2017 it is the fourth largest protected area in the world, encompassing 1,292,967 square kilometres (499217 sq miles). [1] [2] It includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site The Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems. [3] The possibility granted to the government of New Caledonia to allow cruise ships to circulate there in the future has generated controversy. [4]

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  1. ↑ Colby, Susan (2014-05-05). "World's Largest Protected Area Created". Ecology Global Network. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  2. ↑ Ian Lloyd Neubauer (2014-06-30). "Is a Vast Marine Sanctuary Any Use if You Can't Police It?". Time . Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  3. ↑ "Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems". UNESCO. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Borsa, Philippe (2018). "Coral Sea Natural Park: regulations that contradict preservation objectives". HAL archives-ouvertes.fr. Retrieved 2018-12-12.

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