Arkhangelskaya Bay (1482)
Russia (Central Asian), Central Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2007
National site name: Guba Arkhangelskaya
Central coordinates: Latitude: 75.8736, Longitude: 59.0125
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 249
Area of KBA (km2): 232.22881
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Area located on the north-western shore of northern island of Novaya Zemlya archipelago. Almost all area is unused and undeveloped.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Delineation rationale: 2014-08-12 (BL Secretariat): centroid coords adjusted to 75°52'25'N 59°0'45'E and site area changed to (or confirmed as) 23225 ha (rounded), on basis of refined polygon downloaded from Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: threatened by radiation pollution.
Land use: military (100%)
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 5 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 48 | |
| Grassland | 48 |
Additional information
References: E.A.Kuznetsov, I.V.Pokrovskaya
Contributors: The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).