On the recordDecember 27, 1961
It is in the public interest to preserve this area of outstanding scientific, aesthetic, and educational importance for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.
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Proclamation 3443—Establishing the Buck Island Reef National Monument in the Virgin Islands of the United States
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