Key Biodiversity Areas

Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge (31220)
USA, North America

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2012
National site name: Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
Central coordinates: Latitude: 45.4620, Longitude: -123.9893
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 0.43095
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
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.