"Papahānaumokuākea is a vast and isolated linear cluster of small, low
lying islands and atolls, with their surrounding ocean, roughly 250 km
to the northwest of the main Hawaiian Archipelago and extending over
some 1931 km. The area has deep cosmological and traditional
significance for living Native Hawaiian culture, as an ancestral
environment, as an embodiment of the Hawaiian concept of kinship between
people and the natural world, and as the place where it is believed
that life originates and to where the spirits return after death. On two
of the islands, Nihoa and Makumanamana, there are archaeological
remains relating to pre-European settlement and use. Much of the
monument is made up of pelagic and deepwater habitats, with notable
features such as seamounts and submerged banks, extensive coral reefs
and lagoons. It is one of the largest marine protected areas (MPAs) in
the world." -http://whc.unesco.org
This postcard makes me want to go snorkeling or diving!
Thank you so much Julia for finally completing my UNESCO WHS postcards
from the USA! =)
You really made my day...
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