Southeast Svalbard Nature Reserve (3201)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway), Europe

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Søraust-Svalbard Naturreservat
Central coordinates: Latitude: 77.7500, Longitude: 22.7500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 590
Area of KBA (km2): 21817.933013
Protected area coverage (%): 100.00
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: Adopted from an official polygon for a protected area.

Habitats

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Neritic33
Grassland33
Marine Coastal/Supratidal33