The Monomoy Wilderness is a 3,244-acre (13 km2) wilderness area south of Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is located within the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge and is administered by the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Severe winter storms isolated Monomoy Point from the mainland in 1958 and, 20 years later, separated North Monomoy Island from South Monomoy Island. Sand dunes on the eastern shore of the islands give way to salt marsh and then to mudflats on the western shore. The ecosystem is a perfect habitat for migratory birds.[1]
Dubbed a sanctuary for wildlife in 1944, most of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge has been designated wilderness. This includes the entire north island and all but two tracts on the south island. The mainland portion of the Refuge is not wilderness.[1]
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monomoy, wilderness, acre, wilderness, area, south, cape, state, massachusetts, located, within, monomoy, national, wildlife, refuge, administered, fish, wildlife, service, severe, winter, storms, isolated, monomoy, point, from, mainland, 1958, years, later, s. The Monomoy Wilderness is a 3 244 acre 13 km2 wilderness area south of Cape Cod in the U S state of Massachusetts It is located within the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge and is administered by the US Fish amp Wildlife Service Severe winter storms isolated Monomoy Point from the mainland in 1958 and 20 years later separated North Monomoy Island from South Monomoy Island Sand dunes on the eastern shore of the islands give way to salt marsh and then to mudflats on the western shore The ecosystem is a perfect habitat for migratory birds 1 Monomoy WildernessIUCN category Ib wilderness area LocationBarnstable County Massachusetts United StatesNearest cityChatham MassachusettsCoordinates41 35 02 N 69 59 18 W 41 58386 N 69 9884 W 41 58386 69 9884Area3 244 acres 13 km2 Established1970Governing bodyUS Fish amp Wildlife ServiceDubbed a sanctuary for wildlife in 1944 most of Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge has been designated wilderness This includes the entire north island and all but two tracts on the south island The mainland portion of the Refuge is not wilderness 1 Contents 1 Wildlife 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksWildlife editAmong the migratory birds seen in the Monomoy Wilderness are grebes shearwaters petrels gannets bitterns egrets herons swans geese ducks and the endangered piping plover and roseate tern Hundreds of grey and harbor seals winter along the coastline as well 1 See also editList of U S Wilderness Areas Wilderness ActReferences edit a b c Monomoy Wilderness Archived 2012 10 01 at the Wayback Machine Wilderness netExternal links editMonomoy Wilderness Wilderness net Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge US Fish amp Wildlife Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monomoy Wilderness amp oldid 1048038289, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
