Prince William Sound (31100)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: A1a, A1b, A1c, A1d, B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Prince William Sound
Central coordinates: Latitude: 60.5323, Longitude: -147.3152
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 9774.83923
Protected area coverage (%): 2.84
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.
Delineation rationale: Pelagic site identified from Barrow-to-Baja Project analysis methods.