Monomoy Wilderness

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Monomoy Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area in Massachusetts known for its pristine coastal habitats and vital nesting and migratory stopover sites for seabirds and shorebirds.

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Monomoy Wilderness canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf federally designated wilderness ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wilderness area ⓘ
access primarily by boat ⓘ
climate coastal New England climate ⓘ
contains habitat for red knot ⓘ
nesting colonies of terns ⓘ
nesting habitat for piping plover ⓘ
seal haul-out areas ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designation Wilderness Area ⓘ
designationYear 1970 ⓘ
ecosystemType barrier island system ⓘ
beach habitat ⓘ
coastal habitat ⓘ
dune habitat ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ
tidal flats ⓘ
established 1970 ⓘ
establishedUnder Wilderness Act of 1964 ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
humanUse environmental education ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
importantFor migratory seabirds ⓘ
migratory shorebirds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
IUCNCategory Ib ⓘ
knownFor migratory bird stopover site ⓘ
pristine coastal habitats ⓘ
seabird nesting habitat ⓘ
shorebird nesting habitat ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Flyway ⓘ
Barnstable County, Massachusetts ⓘ
Cape Cod region ⓘ
linked to: Cape Cod

Massachusetts ⓘ
locatedOn Monomoy Island ⓘ
managingAgency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
nearestCity Chatham, Massachusetts ⓘ
partOf Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
National Wilderness Preservation System ⓘ
protectedFor habitat preservation ⓘ
migratory bird protection ⓘ
wildlife conservation ⓘ
subjectTo coastal erosion ⓘ
storm impacts ⓘ
wildernessRestrictions development prohibited ⓘ
motorized access limited ⓘ

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Monomoy Island → locatedInProtectedArea → Monomoy Wilderness ⓘ