Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge

Infobox_protected_area | name = Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
iucn_category = V

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location = Martin County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Jupiter Island, Florida
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area = 1,035
established = 1969
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governing_body = National Park Service

The Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, is located on Jupiter Island in Florida. Part of the refuge is inside the town of Jupiter Island, while the rest is in the unincorporated aress of Martin County. The convert|1035|acre|km2|sing=on refuge was established in 1969, to protect the Loggerhead and Green Sea Turtles. It is administered as part of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. [http://www.fws.gov/hobesound Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge] ]

Within the refuge is the convert|173|acre|km2|sing=on Reed Wilderness Seashore Sanctuary, designated a National Natural Landmark on November 1967. [ [http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl/Registry/USA_Map/States/Florida/nnl/rwss/index.cfm Reed Wilderness Seashore Sanctuary - National Natural Landmark] ]

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