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    • Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)

    Metadata Updated: March 10, 2026

    The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries manages a system of sanctuaries and other managed areas around the country. The legal boundaries of These sanctuaries are defined within the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and thesubparts for each national marine sanctuary. The GIS compatible digital boundary files for each national marine sanctuary are representations of those legal boundaries and are based on the best available data. These files are available for public use at locations defined in this metadata record.

    Access & Use Information

    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date March 4, 2026
    Metadata Created Date October 31, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 10, 2026
    Reference Date(s) 2004-12 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOS ONMS

    Other Data Resources

    Graphic Preview

    Map depicting original and final expanded versions of the FKNMS boundary

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date March 4, 2026
    Metadata Created Date October 31, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 10, 2026
    Reference Date(s) 2004-12 (publication)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact, Custodian)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:40042
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, [Date of Access]: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40042., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: NOT FOR LEGAL USE, Distribution Liability: Users must assume responisibility to determine the appropriate use of These data. These boundaries are not to be used as LEGAL definitions. The boundaries are created with the most recent and accurate boundary information available, but the edges and/or borders of the boundaries may change due to the natural land changes, site boundary modification or higher resolution maps. Therefore, the currency or accuracy of these boundaries cannot be guaranteed.
    Bbox East Long -80.066667
    Bbox North Lat 25.65
    Bbox South Lat 24.3
    Bbox West Long -83.15
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview Description Map depicting original and final expanded versions of the FKNMS boundary
    Graphic Preview File https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/media/maps/florida-keys-national-marine-sanctuary-map.jpg
    Harvest Object Id 190785f0-1cd1-4bb4-8ff3-53b94d1911f9
    Harvest Source Id f705727e-6c56-4072-92cc-ce5c5c5b4688
    Harvest Source Title NOS ONMS
    Licence NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose.
    Lineage
    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-83.15, 24.3], [-80.066667, 24.3], [-80.066667, 25.65], [-83.15, 25.65], [-83.15, 24.3]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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