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 ==History==
-The [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] established Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve on June&nbsp;22, 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanctuary Designations & Expansions |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/designations.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=NOAA}}</ref> It became the thirteenth [[National Marine Sanctuary|national marine sanctuary]] overall and first on the [[Great Lakes]]. Original boundaries followed that of [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena County]] to [[83 degrees west]] [[longitude]] totaling {{convert|448|sqmi|sqnmi km2|0}}. In 2014 it was expanded to {{convert|4300|sqmi|km2|0}}.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Vernon|last2=Gandualla|first2=Stephanie|title=NOAA expands Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron|url=http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/press/2014/pr090514.html|website=[[NOAA]]|access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref>  The marine sanctuary contains many [[shipwreck]]s, such as the hull of package freighter [[SS Pewabic|SS ''Pewabic'']].
+The [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] established Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve on June&nbsp;22, 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanctuary Designations & Expansions |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/designations.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=NOAA}}</ref> It became the thirteenth [[National Marine Sanctuary|national marine sanctuary]] overall and first on the [[Great Lakes]]. Original boundaries followed that of [[Alpena County, Michigan|Alpena County]] to [[83 degrees west]] longitude totaling {{convert|448|sqmi|sqnmi km2|0}}. In 2014 it was expanded to {{convert|4300|sqmi|km2|0}}.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Vernon|last2=Gandualla|first2=Stephanie|title=NOAA expands Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron|url=http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/press/2014/pr090514.html|website=[[NOAA]]|access-date=11 September 2014}}</ref>  The marine sanctuary contains many [[shipwreck]]s, such as the hull of package freighter [[SS Pewabic|SS ''Pewabic'']].
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