Similar protected areas have been created over the last couple of years in Palau, Micronesia, Indonesia, and the Maldives. But the new sanctuary in the Pacific – with an area equivalent in size to Texas, California, Montana, and Arizona combined – could be the largest such zone in the world.
帕劳、密克罗尼西亚、印度尼西亚和马尔代夫过去几年也建立了类似的保护区。但太平洋上新的避难所&mdash;&mdash;其面积相当于得克萨斯、加利福尼亚、蒙大拿和亚利桑那州的总和&mdash;&mdash;可能是全世界最大的此类保护区。