Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge
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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge
| iucn_category = IV
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| photo = Petit Manan Island 6AM (4856385845).jpg
| photo_caption = Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge
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| location = Hancock County, Washington County, Maine, United States
| nearest_city = Steuben, Maine
| coordinates = {{coord|44.43619|N|67.89777|W|region:US-ME_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coords_ref = {{cite gnis|1909302|Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge}}
| area = {{convert|6367|acre|km2|abbr=on}}
| established = 1974
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| governing_body = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
| website = [http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Maine_Coastal_Islands/about/petitmanan.html Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge]
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Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Maine. It is one of the five refuges that together make up the Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge, along with Cross Island, Franklin Island, Seal Island, and Pond Island.
Geography
Petit Manan NWR has a surface area of {{convert|6367|acre|km2}}.[http://www.fws.gov/refuges/land/LandReport.html USFWS Lands Report, 30 September 2007] It is part of the town of Steuben.
The refuge has four mainland divisions. The {{Convert|2195|acre|km2|adj=on}} Petit Manan Point Division. The Gouldsboro Bay Division protects {{Convert|623|acre|km2}}. The {{Convert|1028|acre|km2|adj=on}} Sawyer's Marsh Division. The {{Convert|431|acre|km2|adj=on}} Corea Heath Division.
Petit Manan NWR includes {{Convert|2078|acre|km2}} acres on 41 islands, stretching the entire coastline of Maine.
References
- [http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Maine_Coastal_Islands Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge]
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Category:National Wildlife Refuges in Maine
Category:Protected areas of Hancock County, Maine
Category:Protected areas of Washington County, Maine
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