Key Biodiversity Areas

Berlevåg (45629)
Norway, Europe

Site overview

KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2016
National site name: Berlevåg
Central coordinates: Latitude: 70.8547, Longitude: 29.1258
System: marine
Area of KBA (km2): 177.49892
Protected area coverage (%): 0.52
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: (Oddvar Heggøy): Drafted in Google Earth.

Habitats

IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal10
Marine Neritic90