Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary information
Protected marine area in Lake Michigan off Wisconsin, United States
Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration maritime archaeologist conducts a site survey of the wreck of the vessel Niagara in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary on June 8, 2022.
Location
Lake Michigan, off Wisconsin, United States
Coordinates
44°00′N87°36′W / 44.0°N 87.6°W / 44.0; -87.6 and vicinity[1]
Area
726 sq nmi (962 sq mi;2,490 km2)
Established
2021
Governing body
NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/
NOAA map of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Red stars indicate shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places, red dots are other known shipwrecks, and green dots indicate potential locations of undiscovered shipwrecks.Lakebed mapping image of the sanctuary
The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is one of 15 United States National Marine Sanctuaries[2] administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce; NOAA co-manages the sanctuary jointly with the State of Wisconsin. It is located in Lake Michigan along the coast of Wisconsin. It was created in 2021 to protect shipwrecks considered nationally important archaeological resources.[3]
^Approximation based on coordinates at "Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation; Final Regulations". NOAA via Federal Register. June 23, 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^National Marine Sanctuaries press release: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021
^National Marine Sanctuaries: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021
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