Portugal Announces 38,000 Sq. Mile Protected Area Around ‘Stunning’ Underwater Mountains Out of a recent UN conference on the protection of the sea comes the news that Portugal has announced the creation of a new 38,000 square-mile marine protected area. Established around the Gorringe seamount, technically Portugal’s tallest mountain, the decision will take the nation’s total protected territorial waters to 27%, making the small Iberian country […] The post Portugal Announces 38,000 Sq. Mile Protected Area Around ‘Stunning’ Underwater Mountains appeared first on Good News Network.

Portugal Announces 38,000 Sq. Mile Protected Area Around ‘Stunning’ Underwater Mountains: Out of a recent UN conference on the protection of the sea comes the news that Portugal has announced the… @goodnewsnetwork.org #Portugal #MarineProtection #Conservation #UnderwaterMountains #GorringeSeamount