Papahānaumokuākea
Also known as Monument national marin de Papahanaumokuakea, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, PMNM
Category
Mixed
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (vi), (viii), (ix), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
United States
Inscribed
2010
Area
36,207,499 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Papahānaumokuākea is about 1350 km west of Wahiawa.
Nearest towns and cities
- Wahiawa · about 175,000 peopleabout 1350 km east
- Honolulu · about 786,000 peopleabout 1370 km east
- Wailuku · about 52,000 peopleabout 1520 km east
- Hilo · about 52,000 peopleabout 1710 km east
- Majuro · about 25,000 peopleabout 2810 km south-west
- Tarawa · about 29,000 peopleabout 3220 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
No other World Heritage sites lie within 600 km.
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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