Key Biodiversity Areas

Islands and waters south and west of Upernavik town (3291)
Greenland (to Denmark), Europe

Other species not triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List CategoryYear
AvesFratercula arcticaAtlantic PuffinLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesUria lomviaThick-billed MurreLR/lc2000link-icon
AvesCepphus grylleBlack GuillemotLR/lc2000link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2025) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Islands and waters south and west of Upernavik town. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Dec 31, 2025.