Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Brevard County and Indian River County, Florida, United States |
Nearest city | Melbourne Beach, Florida and Wabasso Beach, Florida |
Coordinates | 27°55′N 80°29′W / 27.917°N 80.483°W |
Area | 900 acres (3.6 km2) |
Established | 1991 |
Governing body | United States Fish and Wildlife Service |
Website | www |
The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located along a twenty-mile (30 km) section of coastline from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach, Florida, along State Road A1A. The 900 acre (3.6 km2) refuge was established in 1991, to protect the loggerhead and green sea turtles.