Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a marine reserve off the coast of Belize, near Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker in the Gulf of Honduras close to San Pedro Town. Established in 1987, it covers about 18 square kilometres of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forest.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyHol Chan Marine Reserve Trust Fund Committee 1 Classification
Governance Type Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Hol Chan Marine Reserve Trust Fund Committee 1 Sources
1. Hol Chan Marine Reserve (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationManagement and conservation
The reserve is managed by the Hol Chan Marine Reserve Trust Fund Committee, which replaced the informal advisory committee which ran the reserve until 1994.
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is a marine reserve close to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of Belize
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Wikipedia lead extract, realm marine
Hol Chan Marine Reserve is a marine reserve close to Ambergris Caye and Caye Caulker, off the coast of Belize.
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Hol Chan Marine Reserve Trust Fund Committee
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Hol Chan Marine Reserve
- Wikidata Q5878464, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q5878464 P571 inception
- Part Of: Belize, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: Belize
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for Belize, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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