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115 STAT. 2588 PROCLAMATION 7399—JAN. 17, 2001 Proclamation 7399 of January 17, 2001 Establishment of the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, in the submerged lands off the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, contains all the elements of a Caribbean tropical marine ecosystem. This designation furthers the protection of the scientific objects included in the Virgin Islands National Park, created in 1956 and expanded in 1962. The biological communities of the monument live in a fragile, interdepend-
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