Löngufjörur (507)
Iceland, Europe
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Löngufjörur
Central coordinates: Latitude: 64.7500, Longitude: -22.5000
System: marine, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 601.92479
Protected area coverage (%): 0.17
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: An extensive stretch of estuarine coast with a variety of habitats including bays, offshore islands, rock and cliff areas, beaches, intertidal flats, brackish lakes, marshes and saltmarshes. The area extends from Akrar at Mýrar to Glámsflói and Sauratjörn on Snæfellsnes. Minor land-uses include eider husbandry (Somateria mollissima) (`Other' land-use) and recreation.
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.
Additional biodiversity: Other notable species are breeding Phalacrocorax carbo and Sterna paradisaea (hundreds of pairs each), staging Anser albifrons (a few hundred), Branta bernicla, Calidris alpina and Tringa totanus, and wintering Haematopus ostralegus.
Habitats
Land use: agriculture
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Intertidal | 30 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 30 | |
| Marine Neritic | 40 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: The area is on the list of sites of conservation interest in the Nature Conservation Register.