Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
{{Short description|National Wildlife Refuge of the United States}}
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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
| iucn_category = IV
| map = Virginia#USA
| relief = 1
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| map_width = 300
| photo = Nansemond national wildlife refuge.jpg
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| location = Suffolk, Virginia, United States
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| coordinates = {{coord|36|49|02|N|76|33|00|W|region:US-VA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| area_acre = 411
| established = 1973
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| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
| website = [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/nansemond/ Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge]
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The Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a satellite of Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. In 1973 about {{convert|207|acre|km2}} of salt marsh were transferred to the Service by the United States Navy to form the refuge. An additional {{convert|204|acre|km2}} were transferred in 1999.
The refuge is not open to the public.
External links
- [https://www.fws.gov/refuge/nansemond/ US Fish & Wildlife Service: Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge]
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{{Protected areas of Virginia}}
{{National Wildlife Refuges of the United States}}
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Category:National Wildlife Refuges in Virginia
Category:Protected areas of Suffolk, Virginia
Category:Protected areas established in 1973
Category:1973 establishments in Virginia
Category:Landforms of Suffolk, Virginia
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