Phoenix Islands Protected Area
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This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as
Phoenix Islands Protected Area.
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large marine protected area in the central pacific | |||||
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- largest and deepest World Heritage site in the world.
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Phoenix Islands Protected Area boundary outlined
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Phoenix Islands
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Enderbury Island
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Tridacna giant clams in the lagoon of Orona
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Restoration goals in PIPA include eradicating non-native cats from Orona Island that are decimating bird populations.
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Hydrophore rigida corals
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Fish
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Masked boobies
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Masked boobies
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Juvenile brown booby
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Juvenile booby
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Kanton Island
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Enderbury Island
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McKean Island
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Chevron barracuda
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Vampire snapper

