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{{Short description|Protected marine area in Lake Michigan off Wisconsin, United States}}
{{Short description|Protected marine area in Lake Michigan off Wisconsin, United States}}
{{Infobox protected area
 
| name            = Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary
| alt_name        =
| iucn_category  =
| photo          = File:Wreck of Niagara in Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.PNG
| photo_alt      = A diver swims near a shipwreck.
| photo_caption  = A [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] [[Maritime archaeology|maritime archaeologist]] conducts a site survey of the wreck of the vessel ''Niagara'' in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary on June 8, 2022.
| photo_width    = 300
| map            =
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| location        = [[Lake Michigan]], off [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]]
| nearest_city    =
| coordinates    = {{coord|44.0|-87.6|format=dms|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} and vicinity
| coords_ref      = <ref>Approximation based on coordinates at {{cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/06/23/2021-12846/wisconsin-shipwreck-coast-national-marine-sanctuary-designation-final-regulations|title=Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Designation; Final Regulations|publisher=NOAA via Federal Register|date=June 23, 2021 |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref>
| area            = 726 sq nmi {{nowrap|(962 sq mi;}} {{nowrap|2,490 km<sup>2</sup>)}}
| established    = {{start date and age|2021|10|9}}
| visitation_num  =
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| governing_body  = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] [[United States National Marine Sanctuary|Office of National Marine Sanctuaries]]
| world_heritage_site =
| url            = https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/
}}
[[File:Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sancutary NOAA map 2021.PNG|thumb|300px|NOAA map of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary. Red stars indicate shipwrecks on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], red dots are other known shipwrecks, and green dots indicate potential locations of undiscovered shipwrecks.]]
[[File:Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sancutary lakebed mapping image.PNG|thumb|300px|Lakebed mapping image of the sanctuary]]


The '''Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary''' is a [[National Marine Sanctuary|national marine sanctuary]]<ref name=natmarinesanctuaryWSCNMSpress>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/press/wisconsin/ National Marine Sanctuaries press release: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref> administered by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), an agency of the [[United States Department of Commerce]]; NOAA co-manages the sanctuary jointly with the [[Government of Wisconsin|State of Wisconsin]]. It is located in [[Lake Michigan]] along the coast of [[Wisconsin]]. It was created in 2021 as the 15th national marine sanctuary and protects [[shipwreck]]s considered nationally important [[Archaeology|archaeological]] resources.<ref name=natmarinesanctuaryWSCNMS>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/ National Marine Sanctuaries: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref>
The '''Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary''' is a [[National Marine Sanctuary|national marine sanctuary]]<ref name=natmarinesanctuaryWSCNMSpress>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/press/wisconsin/ National Marine Sanctuaries press release: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref> administered by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), an agency of the [[United States Department of Commerce]]; NOAA co-manages the sanctuary jointly with the [[Government of Wisconsin|State of Wisconsin]]. It is located in [[Lake Michigan]] along the coast of [[Wisconsin]]. It was created in 2021 as the 15th national marine sanctuary and protects [[shipwreck]]s considered nationally important [[Archaeology|archaeological]] resources.<ref name=natmarinesanctuaryWSCNMS>[https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/ National Marine Sanctuaries: Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary Accessed 29 June 2021]</ref>
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