Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge

Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location	Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Coordinates	36°49′02″N 76°33′00″W / 36.81722°N 76.55000°W / 36.81722; -76.55000
Area	411 acres (166 ha)
Established	1973
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge

The Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a satellite of Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. In 1973 about 207 acres (0.84 km²) of salt marsh were transferred to the Service by the United States Navy to form the refuge. An additional 204 acres (0.83 km²) were transferred in 1999.

The refuge is not open to the public.

External links

• US Fish & Wildlife Service: Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

This page was last edited on 16 January 2022, at 11:54