The Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, a part of the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge is a designation for certain protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The National Wildlife Refuge System is the world's premiere system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants...

 System, is located on Jupiter Island

Jupiter Island

Jupiter Island is a barrier island on the coast of Martinand Palm Beach counties, Florida. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the St. Lucie Inlet, on the west by the Indian River, and on the south by the Jupiter Inlet...

 in Florida

Florida

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. Part of the refuge is inside the town of Jupiter Island

Jupiter Island, Florida

Jupiter Island is a town on the barrier island of Jupiter Island in Martin County, Florida, United States. It has no post office and all mail comes from Hobe Sound on the mainland. The population was 620 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2004,...

, while the rest is in the unincorporated aress of Martin County

Martin County, Florida

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. The 1035 acres (4.2 km²) refuge was established in 1969, to protect the Loggerhead

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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 and Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

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s. It is administered as part of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

The 147,392 acre Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge includes the most northern remnant of the historic Everglades wetland ecosystem...

.

Within the refuge is the 173 acre (0.70010678 km²) Reed Wilderness Seashore Sanctuary, designated a National Natural Landmark

National Natural Landmark

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on November 1967.