Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge
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The Pine Island National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States
National Wildlife Refuge
System, located on the southwest coast of Florida
south of Charlotte Harbor
, north of Sanibel Island
in Pine Island Sound
on La Costa Island
. The 601 acres (2.4 km²) refuge was established on September 15, 1908. It is administered as part of the J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Complex.
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, located on the southwest coast of Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
south of Charlotte Harbor
Charlotte Harbor (estuary)
Charlotte Harbor Estuary is a natural estuary spanning the west coast of Florida from Venice to Bonita Springs on the Gulf of Mexico and is one of the most productive wetlands in Florida...
, north of Sanibel Island
Sanibel Island
Sanibel Island is an island located on the Gulf coast of Florida, just offshore of Fort Myers. In 2000, it had an estimated population of 6,064 people...
in Pine Island Sound
Pine Island (Lee County, Florida)
Pine Island is an island located in Lee County, Florida, on the Gulf coast of southwest Florida. It is the largest island in the state of Florida, and the 118th largest island in the United States. The Intracoastal Waterway passes through Pine Island Sound, to the west of the island. Matlacha Pass...
on La Costa Island
La Costa Island
La Costa Island is an island in Lee County in southwest Florida, located just offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. It lies just north of North Captiva Island, separated by a channel called Captiva Pass...
. The 601 acres (2.4 km²) refuge was established on September 15, 1908. It is administered as part of the J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge
J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge
The J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge System, located in southwestern Florida, on Sanibel Island in the Gulf of Mexico. It is named for the cartoonist Jay Norwood "Ding" Darling....
Complex.