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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
| iucn_category = IV
| photo = Scamp over invertebrates - Grays Reef NMS.jpg
| photo_caption = Sponges in Gray's Reef NMS
| map = USA Georgia#USA
| relief = 1
| map_caption =
| location = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|USA]]
| nearest_city = [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah, GA]]
| coordinates = {{coords|31|25|N|80|55|W|region:US|display=inline, title}}
| area_km2 = 57
| established = {{start date and age|1981|1|16}}<ref>42 FR 7942. Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1981-01-26/pdf/FR-1981-01-26.pdf</ref>
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| embedded    = {{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |zoom=11 |marker  = marker-stroked  |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}}}}
}}
'''Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary''' is one of the largest near-shore live-bottom [[reef]]s in the [[southeastern United States]]. The sanctuary, designated in January 1981, is located {{convert|19|mi|nmi km}} off [[Sapelo Island]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and is part of the U.S. [[National Marine Sanctuary]] System.
'''Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary''' is one of the largest near-shore live-bottom [[reef]]s in the [[southeastern United States]]. The sanctuary, designated in January 1981, is located {{convert|19|mi|nmi km}} off [[Sapelo Island]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], and is part of the U.S. [[National Marine Sanctuary]] System.