Published by admin on Sun, 06/04/2023 - 7:24pm
LESLIE’S TRIVIA BITS: June 5, 2023
When President George W. Bush established the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Hawaii in 2006, it covered 139,797 square miles in the Pacific Ocean — more area than all the U.S. national parks combined. In 2016, President Barack Obama enlarged the park area to 582,578 square miles, making it the largest marine protected area on Earth. Its boundaries encompass the habitats of several critically endangered species, the submerged wreck of the USS Yorktown and the Battle of Midway National Memorial on Midway Atoll.