Phoenix Islands Protected Area

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The Phoenix Islands Protected Area is located in the Republic of Kiribati, an ocean nation in the central Pacific approximately midway between Australia and Hawaii. PIPA constitutes 11.34% of Kiribati's exclusive economic zone, and with a size of 408,250 km², it is one of the largest marine protected areas and one of the largest protected areas of any type on Earth. The PIPA was also designated as the world's largest and deepest UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010. ()

Alternative names: Established: 2008 (17 years ago)Unesco: from 2010Area: 157625.92 mi²Coordinates: 3°38'59"S, 172°51'25"W

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