Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge

Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge
LocationBrevard County and Indian River County, Florida, United States
Nearest cityMelbourne Beach, Florida and Wabasso Beach, Florida
Coordinates27°55′N 80°29′W / 27.917°N 80.483°W / 27.917; -80.483
Area900 acres (3.6 km2)
Established1991 (1991)
Governing bodyUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
Websitewww.fws.gov/refuge/Archie_Carr/

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.