Gareloi Island Colony (31136)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Gareloi Island Colony
Central coordinates: Latitude: 51.7612, Longitude: -178.7467
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 309.29299
Protected area coverage (%): 21.46
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.
Delineation rationale: Colony and Seaward Extension site identified from Barrow-to-Baja Project analysis methods.