St Matthew and Hall Islands (26078)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2009
National site name: St Matthew and Hall Islands
Central coordinates: Latitude: 60.4167, Longitude: -172.7500
System: terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 400
Area of KBA (km2): 331.51759
Protected area coverage (%): 94.46
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.