This map shows the location of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 16 miles off the coast of North Carolina, in an area once known as the "graveyard of the Atlantic" because so many ships perished along these shores.
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This map shows the location of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, 16 miles off the coast of North Carolina, in an area once known as the "graveyard of the Atlantic" because so many ships perished along these shores.