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    • Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon)

    Metadata Updated: March 10, 2026

    The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries manages a system of sanctuaries and othermanaged areas around the country. The legal boundaries of These sanctuaries aredefined within the Code of Federal Regulations, at 15 C.F.R. Part 922 and thesubparts for each national marine sanctuary. The GIS compatible digital boundaryfiles for each national marine sanctuary are representations of those legalboundaries and are based on the best available data. These files are availablefor 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

    Locator map for TBNMS

    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:40130
    Access Constraints Cite As: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, [Date of Access]: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Boundary (polygon) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/40130., Access Constraints: None, Use Constraints: NOT FOR LEGAL USE, Distribution Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate and relevant use of these data. This geospatial information is not to be used as LEGAL representations of the sanctuary boundaries. The digital boundaries were created with the most recent and accurate geospatial information available at the time of publication, but their overall extent, area, and/or proportions may change due to natural land changes along shorelines, as well as sanctuary boundary site modifications and expansions, as well as updated source data that is the basis of the boundary. Therefore, the currentness or accuracy of these digital boundaries that are provided to the public cannot be guaranteed.
    Bbox East Long -82.329519
    Bbox North Lat 45.833333
    Bbox South Lat 44.511738
    Bbox West Long -84.33333
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update
    Graphic Preview Description Locator map for TBNMS
    Graphic Preview File https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/sentinel-site-program/thunder-bay/TBNMS-SS-1200.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type jpg
    Harvest Object Id 48a98756-30b1-4b09-bd80-1d382c582f9c
    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": [[[-84.33333, 44.511738], [-82.329519, 44.511738], [-82.329519, 45.833333], [-84.33333, 45.833333], [-84.33333, 44.511738]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True

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