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{{Short description|Marine protected area off of California, USA}}
{{Short description|Marine protected area off of California, USA}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name            = Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
| alt_name        =
| iucn_category  =
| photo_alt      =
| photo_caption  =
| map_image      = Cordell Bank NMS map.jpg
| map_alt        =
| map_width      =
| location        = Cordell Bank, [[California]], United States
| nearest_city    =
| coordinates = {{coords|38.06659|-123.36778|region:US|format=dms|display=inline, title}}
| coords_ref=<ref>{{gnis|2014066|Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary}}</ref>
| established    = {{plainlist|
*{{start date and age|1989|5|24}}
*Expanded 2015
|}}
| visitation_num  =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body  = [[National Ocean Service|NOAA National Ocean Service]]
| world_heritage_site =
| url            = http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/
| area_sqmi      = 1286
}}
[[File:Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary2.jpg|thumb|Area map of the sanctuary. The coast of California is to the upper right, and the administrative centre, located on the granite outcropping, adjacent to it. The actual sanctuary is further left, and colored darker blue.]]
'''Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary''' is a [[marine sanctuary]] located off the coast of [[California]]. It protects an area of {{convert|1286|sqmi||0|abbr=on}} of marine wildlife. The administrative center of the sanctuary is on an offshore granite outcrop {{convert|4.5|sqmi|km2|0|abbr=on}} by {{convert|9.5|sqmi|km2|0|abbr=on}}, located on the [[continental shelf]] off of California. The outcrop is, at its closest (Point Reyes), {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} from the sanctuary itself.<ref name="cordell-about">{{cite web|url=http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/sanctuary/welcome.html|title=About the Sanctuary|publisher=[[NOAA]]|access-date=25 November 2009}}</ref>
'''Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary''' is a [[marine sanctuary]] located off the coast of [[California]]. It protects an area of {{convert|1286|sqmi||0|abbr=on}} of marine wildlife. The administrative center of the sanctuary is on an offshore granite outcrop {{convert|4.5|sqmi|km2|0|abbr=on}} by {{convert|9.5|sqmi|km2|0|abbr=on}}, located on the [[continental shelf]] off of California. The outcrop is, at its closest (Point Reyes), {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} from the sanctuary itself.<ref name="cordell-about">{{cite web|url=http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/sanctuary/welcome.html|title=About the Sanctuary|publisher=[[NOAA]]|access-date=25 November 2009}}</ref>


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