Southern Blue Ridge (29594)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2008
National site name: Southern Blue Ridge
Central coordinates: Latitude: 36.1962, Longitude: -82.0703
System: terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 3576.74483
Protected area coverage (%): 97.37
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Delineation rationale: 2014-03-11 (BL Secretariat): a site area of 357674 ha was calculated by GIS from the site polygon, then rounded to the nearest 10% (360000 ha).