Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site
National marine conservation area and heritage site in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve and Haida Heritage Site is a National Marine Conservation Area of Canada. It is located off the coast of the southernmost Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), 130 kilometres off the mainland of British Columbia. It is immediately adjacent to Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site. The level of protection differs from that of the National Park Reserve, however, allowing sustainable use of some natural resources in the area.[2][3][4][5] Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, which covers 3,400 square kilometres, is "a primary feeding habitat"[6] of the humpback whale (North Pacific population) protected by Canada's Species at Risk Act (SARA).[6][7][Notes 1]
Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
Location | Haida Gwaii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada |
Nearest city | Sandspit |
Coordinates | 52°00′00″N 131°12′00″W |
Area | 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) |
Established | 11 June 2010 |
Governing body | Parks Canada, Council of the Haida Nation and Fisheries and Oceans Canada |