Kongsfjorden Bird Sanctuary
| Kongsfjorden Bird Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
| Kongsfjorden fuglereservat | |
 Kongsfjorden viewed from Blomstrandhalvøya | |
| Location | Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway |
| Nearest town | Ny-Ålesund |
| Coordinates | 78°55′N 12°10′E / 78.917°N 12.167°E |
| Area | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi), of which 1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi) is land |
| Established | July 1, 1973 |
| Governing body | Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management |
Kongsfjorden Bird Sanctuary (
grassy vegetation and having small freshwater ponds. The fjord is surrounded by steep mountains, cliffs, glaciers and tundra. The reserve has been recognised as a wetland of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention. It has also been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. It supports breeding populations of pink-footed and barnacle geese, common and king eiders, long-tailed ducks, purple sandpipers, red phalaropes, glaucous gulls, long-tailed jaegers and snow buntings. Ivory gulls have been recorded.[3]
References
- ^ "Forskrift om opprettelse av nasjonalparker, naturresevater og fuglereservater, Svalbard" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Kongsfjorden fuglereservat (Svalbard)". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Inner parts of Kongsfjorden". Important Bird Areas factsheet. BirdLife International. 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
78°55′N 12°32′E / 78.917°N 12.533°E
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