§ 922.120 Boundary.

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Title 15 CFR: Commerce and Foreign Trade › Chapter IX: NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE › Part 922: NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY PROGRAM REGULATIONS › Subpart L: Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary › § 922.120: § 922.120 Boundary.

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The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (sanctuary) boundary encompasses a total area of approximately 121 square nautical miles (160.35 square miles) of offshore ocean waters, and submerged lands thereunder, along the continental shelf and shelf edge in the northwestern Gulf of America. The entire sanctuary boundary is comprised of 19 unique polygons. The precise boundary coordinates for each polygon are listed in appendix A to this subpart.

[86 FR 4953, Jan. 19, 2021, as amended at 90 FR 38002, Aug. 7, 2025]

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