Virgin Islands National Park

342 WDPA ID
59.74 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location United States Virgin Islands

Attributes

  • Original Name Virgin Islands National Park
  • English Designation Marine Protected Area
  • IUCN Management Category V
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1956
  • Sublocation US-VI
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority National Park Service ; Other or Unknown State Land
  • Management Plan Site-Specific Management Plan
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • USA SOP 2008
  • i-efectiveness 2022

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas Database of the United States (PADUS 2.1) Updated: 2023 U.S. Geological Survey | Science Analytics and Synthesis | Gap Analysis Project (GAP) | Protected Areas Database of the United States 2.1

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Virgin Islands

St. James Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary

Virgin Islands Coral Reef

citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Virgin Islands National Park from the World Database on Protected Areas, December 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net