Natural Park of the Coral Sea

France

The Natural Park of the Coral Sea (Parc naturel de la mer de Corail), established in 2014, is a marine park wholly around New Caledonia, a special collectivity of France. As of 2017 it is the fourth largest protected area in the world, encompassing 1,292,967 square kilometres (499217 sq miles). It includes the UNESCO World Heritage Site The Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems. The possibility granted to the government of New Caledonia to allow cruise ships to circulate there in the future has generated controversy.

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