Key Biodiversity Areas

Båtsfjord (32077)
Norway, Europe

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2014
National site name: Båtsfjord
Central coordinates: Latitude: 70.6383, Longitude: 29.7518
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 6.15561
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: Boundary created in Google Earth, follows the coastline of the inner parts of Båtsfjord.

Habitats

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Intertidal5
Marine Coastal/Supratidal95