Natural Park of the Coral Sea explained

Natural Park of the Coral Sea
Location:	New Caledonia
Area:	1292967km2
Established:	2014
Governing Body:	France

The Natural Park of the Coral Sea (French: Le Parc Naturel de la Mer de Corail), founded in 2014, is a marine park located in New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France. As of 2017 it is the fourth largest protected area in the world, encompassing 1,292,967 square kilometres (499217 sq miles).^{[1] [2]} It includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site The Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems.^[3] The possibility granted to the government of New Caledonia to allow cruise ships to circulate there in the future has generated controversy.^[4]

See also

• List of largest protected areas in the world

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: World's Largest Protected Area Created. Colby, Susan. Ecology Global Network. 2014-05-05. 2016-08-02.
2. Web site: Is a Vast Marine Sanctuary Any Use if You Can't Police It?. Ian Lloyd Neubauer. TIME.com. 2014-06-30. 2016-08-02.
3. Web site: Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems. UNESCO. 18 December 2016.
4. Web site: Coral Sea Natural Park: regulations that contradict preservation objectives. Borsa, Philippe. HAL archives-ouvertes.fr . 2018. 2018-12-12.