Atlantic Ocean’s largest protected marine reserve?

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News: Tristan da Cunha has been declared as the largest Marine Protection Zone of the Atlantic Ocean.

Facts:

  • Tristan da Cunha: It is an isolated UK Overseas Territory located 6,000 miles from London in the South Atlantic Ocean.
  • The island is inhabited by less than 300 humans and the water around the islands is considered to be the richest in the world.It is also home to the World Heritage Site of Gough and Inaccessible Islands,which is one of the most important seabird islands in the world.
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