Sampsons Island Wildlife Sanctuary

Sampsons Island Wildlife Sanctuary IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape
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location	Massachusetts , United States
surface	15 ha
WDPA ID	5555705
Geographical location	41 ° 36 ′  N , 70 ° 26 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 36 ′ 23 "  N , 70 ° 25 ′ 46"  W
administration	Massachusetts Audubon Society

The Sampsons Iceland Wildlife Sanctuary is a 37  acres (15  ha ) comprehensive protected area in Barnstable in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is administered by the Massachusetts Audubon Society .

Protected area

The reserve is located just off the coast of Cape Cod and is part of a beach wall system . Yellow-footed plovers , American little terns , common terns and brown-coat oystercatchers in particular regularly nest there on the beach or in the salt marshes , which is why the area is designated as an Important Bird Area . Hiking trails are not available, but kayak tours to the island can be booked from Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary .

See also

• Massachusetts Audubon Society's list of protected areas

Web links

• Sampsons Island Sanctuary in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About Sampsons Island. Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed January 13, 2016 .