Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge

Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
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Location Hyde County, North Carolina, United States
Nearest city Swan Quarter, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°22′00″N 76°19′30″W / 35.36667°N 76.32500°W / 35.36667; -76.32500Coordinates: 35°22′00″N 76°19′30″W / 35.36667°N 76.32500°W / 35.36667; -76.32500
Area 16,411 acres (66.41 km2)
Established 1932
Governing body U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge

The Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge is located in Hyde County, North Carolina near the village of Swan Quarter. The area is a federally protected land and home to many species of wildlife and waterfowl. The refuge is administered from the nearby Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge has a total area of 16,411 acres (66.41 km2).[1]

Approximately half the refuge was designated a part of Swanquarter Wilderness.

Great Island, located in the Pamlico Sound, is located entirely within the wildlife refuge.

References

  1. ↑ USFWS Lands Report, 30 September 2007

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