Introducing Oceans

First U.S. ocean monument named in the Atlantic

President Obama designates pristine area to protect sea life off New England coast

Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

MONUMENTAL OCCASION   A section of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Cod is the newest U.S. national monument (area in boxes).

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By Thomas Sumner

- More than 2 years ago

A stretch of ocean off the coast of Cape Cod more than four times the size of Rhode Island has become the first U.S.