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 {{short description|Marine protected area of Massachusetts, USA}}
-{{Infobox protected area
-| name            = Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
-| alt_name        =
-| iucn_category   =
-| photo           = Humpback stellwagen edit.jpg
-| photo_alt       =
-| photo_caption   = Humpback whale breaching off the Northwest Corner
-| photo_width     =
-| map_image       = Stellwagen Bank NMS map.jpg
-| map_alt         =
-| map_caption     = Map of the Stellwagen Bank sanctuary
-| map_width       =
-| location        = [[Massachusetts Bay]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]
-| nearest_city    =
-| coordinates     = {{coord|42.3333|N|70.25|W|region:US|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
-| coords_ref      =
-| area            = {{Convert|638|sqnmi|km2|abbr=on}}
-| established     = {{start date and age|1992|11|14}}
-| visitation_num  =
-| visitation_year =
-| governing_body  = [[National Ocean Service|NOAA National Ocean Service]]
-| world_heritage_site =
-| url             = http://stellwagen.noaa.gov/
-}}
 '''Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary''' (officially the '''Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary''') is an {{convert|842|sqmi|sqnmi km2|0|adj=on}} [[United States Government]]-protected [[National Marine Sanctuary|national marine sanctuary]] located at the mouth of [[Massachusetts Bay]] between [[Cape Cod]] and [[Cape Ann]]. It is known as an excellent [[whale watching]] site, and is home to many other [[species]] of [[marine life]].
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 ==Stellwagen Bank==
-[[File:Four Humpbacks Feeding AdF.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Four humpbacks feeding at Stellwagen Bank]]
-[[File:Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary gray seal.png|thumb|300px|A [[Grey seal|gray seal]] in the sanctuary.]]
 The sanctuary lies within [[Massachusetts Bay]], {{convert|25|mi|km}} east of [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], {{convert|5|mi|km}} east of [[Gloucester, Massachusetts|Gloucester]], Massachusetts, and {{convert|5|mi|km}} north of [[Provincetown, Massachusetts|Provincetown]], Massachusetts.