Correction Re: NW Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve

[GJ Gast]

> Coral List - Today's announcement and additional information on the new
> Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve is
> available at the web sites listed below.  In addition, Jim Hendee's email
> incorrectly stated the size of the Reserve as 3.5 million acres.  The Reserve is
> approximately 84 million acres, of which approximately 4% or 3.3 million acres
> is "coral reef habitats".  The NWHI Reserve is the largest protected area
> established in U.S. history.  Other information on size of the NWHI Coral Reef
> Reserve:
> 
> Approximate Area of the Reserve:
> 131,800 square statute miles
> 99,500 square nautical miles
> 341,360 sq. kilometers

Some comparisions to other parts of the world (x1000 square km):
UK 244, Norway 328, West Germany 357
Oman 300, Irak 434
Congo 342, Zimbabwe 390
Vietnam 329, Japan 377
Equador 270, Paraguay 406
New Zealand 268, Papua New Guinea 463

Cheers, GJ
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