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The '''Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary''' is one of 15 marine sanctuaries administered by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), an agency of the [[United States Department of Commerce|U.S. Department of Commerce]]. Designated on May 11, 1994,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanctuary Designations & Expansions |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/designations.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=NOAA}}</ref> the sanctuary encompasses {{convert|3189|sqmi|sqnmi km2|0}} of the [[Pacific Ocean]] along the [[Olympic Peninsula]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state, from [[Cape Flattery]] in the north to the mouth of the [[Copalis River]], a distance of about {{convert|162.5|mi|km}}.<ref name="mapping" /> Extending {{convert|25|to|40|mi|nmi km|0}} from the shore, it includes most of the [[continental shelf]], as well as parts of three important [[submarine canyon]]s, the [[Nitinat Canyon]], the [[Quinault Canyon]], and the [[Juan de Fuca Canyon]]. For {{convert|64|mi|0}} along the coast, the sanctuary shares stewardship with the [[Olympic National Park]].<ref name="mapping" /> Sanctuary stewardship is also shared with the [[Hoh]], [[Quileute]], and [[Makah Tribe]]s, as well as the [[Quinault Indian Nation]].<ref name="Matsumoto 2022">{{cite web |first1=Kendall |last1=Matsumoto |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/feb22/makah-ocean-out-of-balance.html |title=Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change: A Makah Tribal Leader Seeks Solutions to an Ocean Out of Balance |website=[[United States National Marine Sanctuary]] |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |date=February 2022 |access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref> The sanctuary overlays the [[Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge|Flattery Rocks]], [[Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge|Quillayute Needles]], and [[Copalis Rock National Wildlife Refuge]]s.<ref name="facts">{{cite web |title=Sanctuary Fact Sheet |publisher=Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary |url=http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/AboutUs/factsheet.html}}</ref> ==Gallery== {{Gallery | title = | align = | footer = | style = | state = | height = | width = | perrow = | mode = | whitebg = | noborder = | captionstyle = | File:OlympicCoastNationalMarineSanctuary.jpg | Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary | alt1=An aerial photo of a coastline | File:Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary Rialto Beach.png | [[Rialto Beach]] | alt2=A man walking on a beach along a rocky coastline | File:Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary yoga.PNG | [[Yoga]] at the sanctuary | alt3=People practicing yoga on a beach | File:Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary tufted puffins.png | [[Tufted puffin]]s | alt4=Seabirds perched on a boulder | File:Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary dedication offices visitor center 2005.png | [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] [[Norm Dicks]] speaks at the dedication ceremony for the offices and visitor center in [[Port Angeles, Washington|Port Angeles]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], in 2004. | alt5=Aerial view of a large crowd listening to a speech | File:Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary surfers 2015.png | [[Surfing|Surfers]] in 2015. | alt6=People surfing along a rocky coastline on a gray day | File:Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary tribal school ROV.png | Students from [[Quileute Tribal School]] pilot a [[remotely operated underwater vehicle]] they built with help from the sanctuary and the [[University of Washington]] School of [[Oceanography]] in 2016. | alt7=People standing around a pool containing a remotely operated underwater vehicle }} ==See also== * [[List of marine protected areas of Washington]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [//olympiccoast.noaa.gov Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary] * [https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/sentinel-site-program/olympic-coast/climate-change-ocean-acidification.html Climate Change and Ocean Acidification: Olympic Coast] {{Protected Areas of Washington}} {{National marine sanctuaries of the United States}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Protected areas of Clallam County, Washington]] [[Category:Protected areas of Grays Harbor County, Washington]] [[Category:Protected areas of Jefferson County, Washington]] [[Category:National Marine Sanctuaries of the United States]] [[Category:Protected areas established in 1994]] [[Category:1994 establishments in Washington (state)]]