Southwest Cape Colonies (31159)
USA, North America
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: B1, D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Southwest Cape Colonies
Central coordinates: Latitude: 63.3758, Longitude: -171.6753
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 635.37481
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.