Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge

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This article is about the wildlife refuge. For other uses, see Monomoy.

Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Tern at Monomoy
Map showing the location of Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge
LocationBarnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Nearest cityChatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°33′0″N 70°0′0″W / 41.55000°N 70.00000°W / 41.55000; -70.00000
Area7,604 acres (30.77 km2)
Established1944
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteMonomoy National Wildlife Refuge

Monomoy Island National Wildlife Refuge is a federal wildlife refuge located on Monomoy Island in Massachusetts.

The island was taken over by the US government just before World War II and established as a National Wildlife Refuge in 1944. The island was also home to the Monomoy Island Gunnery Range from 1944 until 1951.[1] The refuge's goal is to provide habitat for migratory birds. The size of the refuge is 7,604 acres (31 km2) with varied habitats of oceans, salt and freshwater marshes, dunes, freshwater ponds, and some historic manmade structures, such as the Monomoy Point Light and keeper's quarters (decommissioned but open to the public). Part of the refuge is the Monomoy Wilderness.[2]

Map of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge area

References

  1. ^ "Monomoy Island Army/Air Force Gunnery Range" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. September 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 2, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Monomoy Wilderness Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Wilderness.net

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.