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World’s biggest marine park declared in Antarctic Ocean

  • Al Jazeera
  • Oct 28, 2016
  • 1 min read

The world's biggest marine protected area will be created in Antarctica after 24 countries and the EU agreed to preserve 1.5 million square kilometres of the southern ocean. The deal, which takes effect next December, is hoped help to safeguard an area where climate change is having a huge impact.

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