Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
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Location	Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Area	411 acres (166 ha)
Established	1973
Governing body	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Website	Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge

The Nansemond National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located along the Nansemond River in Suffolk, Virginia. It is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a satellite of Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. In 1973 about 207 acres (0.84 km²) of salt marsh were transferred to the Service by the United States Navy to form the refuge. An additional 204 acres (0.83 km²) were transferred in 1999.

The refuge is not open to the public.