List of National Lakeshores and Seashores in the United States
Distribution of the National Lake and Seashores in the United States (markings are clickable as links) |
As National Seashore ( English National Seashore ) and National Lakeshore ( English National Sea coast ) are on the coastline, the protected areas in the United States designated by the federal government of the United States as areas of special importance for the conservation of nature at the same time expanding its recreational use were declared. There are a total of 13 such protected areas - ten National Seashores and three National Lakeshores, all of which are under the administration of the National Park Service .
List of National Seashores
In 1953, Cape Hatteras was designated a National Seashore, and since then nine more sea coast sections have been designated as a protected area. The ten National Seashores cover a total of around 2,416 square kilometers (as of 2018).
National Seashore | view | State | surface | founding | location | |
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Maryland , Virginia |
160.8 km² | September 21, 1965 |
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Florida | 233.3 km² | 3rd January 1975 |
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Massachusetts | 176.5 km² | June 1, 1966 |
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North Carolina | 122.8 km² | January 12, 1953 |
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North Carolina | 114.3 km² | March 10, 1966 |
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Georgia | 147.4 km² | October 23, 1972 |
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new York | 79.2 km² | September 11, 1964 |
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Florida , Mississippi |
558.4 km² | January 8, 1971 |
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Texas | 527.8 km² | April 6, 1961 |
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California | 287.6 km² | October 20, 1972 |
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List of National Lakeshores
The first National Lakeshore was the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore , which was proclaimed in October 1966. All three National Lakeshores have a total area of about 928 km² (as of 2018). Although they could theoretically be located on any natural freshwater lake, so far they are all located on the Great Lakes . Until 2019 there was also the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore , which was converted into the Indiana Dunes National Park .
National Lakeshore | view | State | surface | founding | location | |
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Wisconsin | 280.7 km² | September 26, 1970 |
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Michigan | 296.4 km² | October 15, 1966 |
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Michigan | 288.1 km² | October 21, 1970 |
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Park System , National Park Service, nps.gov, accessed on August 14, 2019.
- ↑ a b Summary of Acreage. (PDF; 184 kb) National Park Service, December 31, 2018, accessed on August 14, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Basic Information , nps.gov, accessed on August 14, 2019 (English)
- ^ The National Parks: Index 2012–2016 , National Park Service, p. 66, PDF; 6.2 MB, accessed on August 14, 2019